Other Backward Classes

Five years after Lokpal Act came into force, Centre seeks applications for anti-corruption body chief, members

The government has sought applications for chairman and members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, nearly five years after the Lokpal Act came into force, officials said Wednesday.

BJP asks leaders to focus on Budget welfare schemes ahead of key state Assembly polls

The BJP believes that the Union Budget's thrust on welfare schemes such as free LPG connection and health insurance for the poor will resonate with the masses and help the party electorally ahead of Assembly polls in a number of key states.

Acid attack victims and people with autism, mental illnesses to get reserved seats in central govt jobs

People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get quota in central government jobs

Gujarat Election: In Kalol, Rahul Gandhi says 'Modiji talked about Modiji 90% of the time', accuses him of dumping development agenda

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dumping the development agenda and talking only about himself during campaigning for the Gujarat polls

India's wrongfully imprisoned get little relief as country lacks proper legal remedy

A rehabilitative scheme for the wrongfully imprisoned without examining intersectional issues such as economic, social and communal divides will be futile.

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill raising reservation for OBCs to 26 percent; move to benefit Gujjars

Rajasthan Assembly passed a bill to raise reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 21 percent to 26 percent with a voice vote

Gujjar scholars demand inclusion of Gojri in Eighth Schedule, seek research centres for development of language

Gojri, a tribal language spoken by nearly two million Gujjars, should be included in Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, scholars from the community said

Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale says reservation should be extended to uppers castes

Ramdas Athawale said reservations in jobs should go up from the present 49.5 percent to 75 percent on economic criteria and higher castes must also benefit

Amit Shah says OBC sub-categorisation shows BJP's commitment to backward classes

BJP chief Amit Shah cited the Modi government's announcements on benefits for backward classes as evidence of his party's commitment to the development of marginalised sections.

BJP hopes to boost its standing among backward classes with sub-categorisation of OBCs

The BJP hopes to boost its standing among backward classes with the government's decision to raise the "creamy layer" ceiling on jobs reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and also to form a committee to examine the possibility of a sub-quota for the most marginalised communities within the OBCs.