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TDP, if voted to power in Andhra Pradesh, will exert pressure on Centre for caste-wise census of OBCs, says Lokesh

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) , if voted to power in the 2024 elections, will exert pressure on the Central government to conduct a caste-wise census and ensure financial support for all the communities belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), its national general secretary N. Lokesh has promised. Taking…

The Hindu

Welfare programmes for OBC students to be revived in Karnataka

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has revived many welfare programmes for students of Other Backward Communities in his Budget which were announced in his past Budgets but were put on the backburner.

The Hindu

Legal tangles to hamstring Atma Gaurva Bhavans in Telangana

State government’s prestigious plan to construct Atma Gaurava Bhavans is headed towards a deep legal pothole as it would be in violation of the Constitution that disallows any government to give land or a building to any association or committee in the name of caste except for the SCs and…

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Pledge to make Modi PM again in 2024: Amit Shah says at OBC outreach

Mr. Shah said the present Union government had done a lot of work for the OBCs

The Hindu

Opposition-ruled States discriminating against OBCs: Bhupendra Yadav

Union Minister for environment and labour Bhupender Yadav on Monday stepped up the BJP’s attack on the Opposition by citing a recent report of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) to accuse the Rajasthan, West Bengal, Punjab and Bihar governments of discriminating against the Other Backward Classes (OBC)

The Hindu

Call for fresh OBC census cannot become a political football during elections: Laxman

The Congress has not made public the data of the OBC census it conducted in Karnataka and also across the country, it is complicated and has to be taken up beyond politics, says BJP OBC Morcha national president K Lakshman

The Hindu

How the caste census will play out in Bihar’s power matrix

As was widely expected, the Supreme Court has refused to entertain pleas challenging the ongoing caste census in Bihar. Besides the question about the merit of the petitions, there was an aspect which didn’t find explicit mention – that such a hearing could be viewed as an intrusion into the…

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OBCs Being Treated In Step-Motherly Manner By BJP Govt: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh on treating backward community in a step-motherly manner and demanded that it should call a session of the Legislature for a debate on reservation to OBCs in urban local body polls. Read on for details:

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Signs of a dead end for social justice politics

The success of the OBC alliance in 2015 in Bihar may be difficult to replicate in the Hindi heartland

The Hindu

Income cap of Rs 2.5 lakh for scholarships to benefit religious minorities

NEW DELHI: If the proposal of a central government panel to fix a uniform earning cap of Rs 2.5 lakh a year for being eligible for central scholarships is approved by the government, the immediate gainers will be students from religious minority groups.

The Times of India

Reservations needed in backlog vacancy appointments in technical institutes, says Anbumani

‘Despite the efforts of the SC and the Centre, they are continuing to deny reservations’

The Hindu

Madhya Pradesh panchayat poll: BJP promised 35% OBC quota, but gave less than 12% seats, says Kamal Nath

BHOPAL: Former chief minister and state Congress president Kamal Nath on Saturday said that the BJP has not done justice to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category as far as panchayat poll quota is concerned. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government to have promised 35% reservation to OBCs, but gave them…

The Times of India

As SC allows OBC quota, Shivraj Singh Chouhan targets Kamal Nath

OBC leaders say 14% reservation not enough for community constituting over 50% of Madhya Pradesh’s population

The Hindu

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