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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Latest news and events in the press about Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India

2 hoursPrivate schools object to extension of RTE Act up to class 10 for SC/ST students without…

4 hoursSupreme Court questions quota to children of economically, educationally advanced families…

12 hoursPatterns from Gujarat’s 2026 local body elections

20 hours48.76 lakh people in UP complete self-enumeration for Census 2027 as first phase concludes

a dayHistoric shift: Vijay’s Cabinet marks Tamil Nadu’s best SC representation till date

Scheduled Castes - Latest events

Lokesh elevated to TDP working president amid politburo reshuffle

a monthAndhra Pradesh

Odisha raises quota for STs, SCs; introduces reservation for OBCs in medical and technical education

2 monthsOdisha

Supreme Court concludes only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists can claim Scheduled Caste status

2 monthsSupreme Court

20 dead, most of them women, in Andhra Pradesh's worst firecracker unit explosion

3 monthsAndhra Pradesh

Statements

“ If the high court rules in favour, the additional 6% will be treated as backlog,

Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah, 19 days

Communities object to Karnataka’s new SC internal quota

“ Recruitment notifications issued without incorporating internal reservation will be withdrawn and reissued in line with the revised policy,

G. Parameshwara

G. Parameshwara, 19 days

Communities object to Karnataka’s new SC internal quota

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