Backward Classes

A bill was passed in the Jharkhand assembly today to raise the total reservation offered to different categories to 77 per cent.

The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister also said that 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes can also be implemented under special circumstances in states like MP, where the OBC population is high.

The BJP slammed JD(U) president Lalan Singh for using "highly objectionable and unparliamentary" words while alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 claimed to be from an extremely backward class though Gujarat has no EBC category.

The Patna High Court on Tuesday ordered that the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in urban local body elections was "illegal".

Tejashwi Yadav is mindful of the fact that the BJP machinery is working overtime to spread the message among Nitish Kumar's core Economically Backward Classes (EBC) voters that RJD is in a hurry to crown Tejashwi Yadav.

The Jharkhand government has given its nod to a proposal for granting 77 per cent reservation in state government jobs for the members of the SC, ST, backward classes, OBC and economically weaker sections, an official said.

The Allahabad High Court has scrapped an Uttar Pradesh government notification that brought 18 Other Backward Class (OBC) communities in the list of Scheduled Castes.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the Uttar Pradesh government orders which included 18 other backward classes (OBC) in the list of scheduled castes.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday approved the formation of a panel, which will suggest his government on the issues related to reservation for scheduled castes(SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and other backward classes(OBCs).

The Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled Pritam Lodhi, an Other Backward Class (OBC) leader from Shivpuri district and a relative of former chief minister Uma Bharti, from the party for his "anti-Brahmin and anti-women" remarks

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government's priority is to work for the common man and it is committed to extending the reservation benefits to the Other Backward Classes, Maratha and Dhangar communities.

The Central Government has planned to offer 15,000 scholarships ranging from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1,25,000 per year to Class 9-12 meritorious students from the OBC, DNT and EBC categories.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived in Delhi to hold a discussion regarding Other Backward Class (OBC) reservations and said the state government is committed to providing justice to them.

Now, up to 25 students from Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, minorities, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) will be eligible to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom.

Local body polls in Madhya Pradesh have been due for over two years, and more than 23,000 local body seats are currently vacant.

A bill was passed in the Jharkhand assembly today to raise the total reservation offered to different categories to 77 per cent.

The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister also said that 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes can also be implemented under special circumstances in states like MP, where the OBC population is high.

The BJP slammed JD(U) president Lalan Singh for using "highly objectionable and unparliamentary" words while alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 claimed to be from an extremely backward class though Gujarat has no EBC category.

The Patna High Court on Tuesday ordered that the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in urban local body elections was "illegal".

Tejashwi Yadav is mindful of the fact that the BJP machinery is working overtime to spread the message among Nitish Kumar's core Economically Backward Classes (EBC) voters that RJD is in a hurry to crown Tejashwi Yadav.

The Jharkhand government has given its nod to a proposal for granting 77 per cent reservation in state government jobs for the members of the SC, ST, backward classes, OBC and economically weaker sections, an official said.

The Allahabad High Court has scrapped an Uttar Pradesh government notification that brought 18 Other Backward Class (OBC) communities in the list of Scheduled Castes.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the Uttar Pradesh government orders which included 18 other backward classes (OBC) in the list of scheduled castes.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday approved the formation of a panel, which will suggest his government on the issues related to reservation for scheduled castes(SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and other backward classes(OBCs).

The Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled Pritam Lodhi, an Other Backward Class (OBC) leader from Shivpuri district and a relative of former chief minister Uma Bharti, from the party for his "anti-Brahmin and anti-women" remarks

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government's priority is to work for the common man and it is committed to extending the reservation benefits to the Other Backward Classes, Maratha and Dhangar communities.

The Central Government has planned to offer 15,000 scholarships ranging from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1,25,000 per year to Class 9-12 meritorious students from the OBC, DNT and EBC categories.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived in Delhi to hold a discussion regarding Other Backward Class (OBC) reservations and said the state government is committed to providing justice to them.

Now, up to 25 students from Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, minorities, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) will be eligible to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom.

Local body polls in Madhya Pradesh have been due for over two years, and more than 23,000 local body seats are currently vacant.