The top court’s disclosure comes in the backdrop of the union cabinet approving the enumeration of castes in the upcoming ...

A caste census could pave the way for fair and targeted policies, equitable resource allocation and meaningful affirmative ...

except for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). By 1961, the central government permitted states to conduct their own surveys and compile state-specific lists of Other Backward Classes ...

Karnataka SC/ST Nomadic Development Corp. chairperson calls for separate survey to address needs of nomadic communities.

Relying on a discriminatory relic from the 1950s, the Presidential Order, the AP high court confines its understanding of ...

Over 6.5 lakh calls have been received by the National Helpline Against Atrocities (NHAA) regarding the atrocities against ...

Central Vice President of Adivasi Moolvasi Janadhikar Vijay Shankar Nayak has stressed on participation of people from the tribal-indigenous society to be ensured in the Jharkhand Cricket Association ...

The helpline, aimed at empowering members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), is operational round the clock in Hindi, English and regional languages to ensure proper ...

However, independent India since 1951 only counted Dalits and Adivasis, who are referred to as scheduled castes and tribes, respectively. Everyone else’s caste was marked as general. There are ...

Beneficiaries are selected based on income, social category, and housing status. If you do not own a permanent house, you too ...