Topic: Scheduled Tribes
Evolving landscape of reservation policies in Jammu and Kashmir
Affirmative action in the form of 'Reservations' in India was supposed to create a level playing field to make up for the exploitation and...
Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classifying SCs, STs receives mixed reaction
Various stakeholders responded to the Supreme Court's ruling that allows states to create separate quotas for the most disadvantaged groups within Scheduled Castes (SCs)...
Prospered sub-castes among backward communities must be excluded from reservation, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned why financially secure sub-castes of the backward classes should not be "excluded" from the reservation list and pushed...
HC does not have power to seek changes in Scheduled Tribes list: CJI on Manipur plea
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday orally remarked that the Manipur High Court does not have the power to direct the state government to...
Crimes against SC, ST rose from 2018 to 2020, govt tells Lok Sabha
Cases of crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes increased from 2018 to 2020, shows a report submitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs...
