The appointment was made by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who also named chairpersons of some other parliamentary panels including the Estimates Committee, Committee on Public Undertakings and Committee on Welfare of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, sources said.
Under the demand of RSS, the occupied Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP had an in depth meeting of the party and passed a resolution, asking for the delimitation in IOK in order to redress the grievances of the people of Jammu and the Ladakh region besides accommodating the demands of the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, which is against the basic makeup of the state.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) are clearly identified in the Indian Constitution, and clause 2 of Article 15 ensures that people are not discriminated against on grounds of religion, caste, sex or place of birth.
Moving the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha, Social Justice Minister Thawarchand Gehlot said the legislation will cover all castes including Brahmin, Thakur, Baniya, Patel, Gujjar, Jat and even those among Muslims and Christians not covered under the existing reservation enjoyed by
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
The NCSC has asked to file a reply on the action taken against the actors as per the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 2015, within a week.
The status of social groups like the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continues to be far below the averages for the "other" category of the Indian population.
They are also called
Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, as there is schedule of such castes and tribes of formerly untouchables.
It is a blend of mature scholarship, insight, sympathetic altruism, and empirical realism; and makes an important contribution towards our understanding of the problem of structural inequalities relating to the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the pariah and the untouchables of Indian society.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to the Cabinet note on the proposal for official amendments in The Constitution (
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016 so as to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Chhattisgarh.
The continuing protests by Swarn Sena against the reservation policy and restoration of provision for immediate arrest under the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has assumed an alarming proportion in Bihar, as angry protesters have gone on showing black flags to the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders.