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TopicScheduled Tribes

Topic: Scheduled Tribes

End ST quota benefits for ‘converted’ tribals—RSS affiliate-backed outfit urges Murmu, Modi

Over the past several years, Janjatiya Suraksha Manch has advocated for the Sangh’s campaign to delist converted tribals from the Scheduled Tribes category.

Crime against senior citizens up 17% in 2024. MP, Maharashtra worst performers since 2022—NCRB report

Number of reported crimes against Scheduled Tribes dropped by 23 percent compared to 2023, according to the data for 2024. MP is worst performer on this metric, too.

Telangana caste survey: SCs & STs are 3 times more backward than general castes

Backward Castes form largest chunk of southern state's population at 56.3% followed by Scheduled Castes at 17.4%, according to SEEEPC 2024 survey.

Union of ST couple married with Hindu rituals falls under Hindu Marriage Act. What Delhi HC said

The HC observed that the key question in such cases is how the marriage was solemnised, and not just the community status of the spouse.

Medical colleges set up for Schedule Caste can’t have general quota ceiling. HC misread it

The Allahabad High Court's misinterpretation lies in treating four special medical colleges in UP as ordinary educational establishments, when these colleges were conceived as instruments of constitutional justice.

Siddaramaiah’s push to include Kurubas in ST fold ruffles complex caste dynamics in Karnataka 

The CM has for decades been advocating for Kurubas' inclusion in the ST fold, which would not just further consolidate his support base but also become part of his legacy.

What’s behind Goa BJP govt’s renewed push for bill to reserve assembly seats for STs

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has raised the pitch over a key bill to enable political quotas for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Goa,...

Affirmative action beyond jobs: Why HC upheld 1994 quota for SC/ST bidders in PSU transport contracts

Some BPCL contractors challenged guidelines issued by Centre on 18 August 1994. Policy mandates reservation to SC/ST bidders in transport contracts by oil marketing companies.

Finance ministry gets 2 secretaries from Northeast—a Kuki-Zomi and a Mao Naga, both from Manipur

Vumlunmang Vualnam named expenditure secy, K Moses Chalai secretary, Dept of Public Enterprises. This is 1st time Centre's appointed ST members from Northeast as finance ministry secys.

40,000 scholarships pending: Haryana SC/ST & OBCs panel flags gross lapses in welfare & fund use

Report presented in Haryana assembly highlights serious concerns over the backlog of reserved category vacancies in govt jobs and underutilisation of funds for state programmes.

On Camera

Three reasons why India is overly dependent on China for lithium

China processes over two-thirds of global lithium. Until Indian firms begin investing in lithium refineries, the raw material will continue to be exported to China for processing.

What makes the US economy so resilient & why Indian investors should take note

Leave aside long data runs, even if focus is put on specific episodes of pronounced crisis such as COVID-19 pandemic, America excels in recovering rapidly from such phases.

Rajnath’s stern message to HAL—stick to your commitment, don’t overpromise

Defence minister helmed a review meeting of HAL projects which was attended by CDS Gen N S Raja Subramani, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, CMD of HAL Ravi Kota and others.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.