Backward Classes

The DMK has told the Supreme Court that granting of 27 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in state contributed seats to all India quota in NEET cannot be a subject matter of litigation again.

The Congress led opposition Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) has called for a bandh in the Union Territory on Monday to condemn the 'bungling' of the State Election commission in its civic poll notification, rescinding reservation for Backward Class

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday reached out to non-BJP leaders across the country seeking their support on the issue of caste census for backward classes, which has received a cold shoulder from the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday charged the BJP-RSS combine with "apathy" towards OBCs and EBCs, a day after the Centre told the Supreme Court that it would not be able to enumerate the social group as part of the census.

BSP chief Mayawati today expressed grave concern over the Central government's "refusal" for caste Census of backward classes and said it exposed the BJP of using the community only for its electoral interests.

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that caste Census of Backward Classes is "administratively difficult and cumbersome" and excluding such information from the purview of Census is a "conscious policy decision."

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test is not a fair or equitable method of admission since it favoured the rich and elite sections of society, the preamble of the Bill to override NEET, which was passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday said.

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole today said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state must appeal before the Supreme Court for directions to the Centre to provide census data of Other Backward Classes (OBC).

An all-party meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwar

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to vacate its stay to an ordinance which increased the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 14 per cent to 27 per cent in the state.

The Madras High Court has approved the recent notification of the Centre providing 27% reservation to OBC (other backward class) candidates for admission in Central medical colleges under the all-India quota (AIQ).

Economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for identifying the "creamy layer" among backward classes, the Supreme Court said Tuesday, scrapping a notification by the Haryana government which framed rules on those lines.

Reservation is being ensured for Dalits, STs, backward classes and the poor in the general category, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday in his Independence Day address and stressed that hand-holding of deprived communities is necessary.

Ruling Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Friday decided his party will field candidates from Other Backward Castes (OBC) for 27 per cent of seats in the forthcoming three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha.

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government will push for a final hearing on a petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the state's decision to give 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBC).

The DMK has told the Supreme Court that granting of 27 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in state contributed seats to all India quota in NEET cannot be a subject matter of litigation again.

The Congress led opposition Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) has called for a bandh in the Union Territory on Monday to condemn the 'bungling' of the State Election commission in its civic poll notification, rescinding reservation for Backward Class

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday reached out to non-BJP leaders across the country seeking their support on the issue of caste census for backward classes, which has received a cold shoulder from the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday charged the BJP-RSS combine with "apathy" towards OBCs and EBCs, a day after the Centre told the Supreme Court that it would not be able to enumerate the social group as part of the census.

BSP chief Mayawati today expressed grave concern over the Central government's "refusal" for caste Census of backward classes and said it exposed the BJP of using the community only for its electoral interests.

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that caste Census of Backward Classes is "administratively difficult and cumbersome" and excluding such information from the purview of Census is a "conscious policy decision."

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test is not a fair or equitable method of admission since it favoured the rich and elite sections of society, the preamble of the Bill to override NEET, which was passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday said.

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole today said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state must appeal before the Supreme Court for directions to the Centre to provide census data of Other Backward Classes (OBC).

An all-party meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwar

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to vacate its stay to an ordinance which increased the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 14 per cent to 27 per cent in the state.

The Madras High Court has approved the recent notification of the Centre providing 27% reservation to OBC (other backward class) candidates for admission in Central medical colleges under the all-India quota (AIQ).

Economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for identifying the "creamy layer" among backward classes, the Supreme Court said Tuesday, scrapping a notification by the Haryana government which framed rules on those lines.

Reservation is being ensured for Dalits, STs, backward classes and the poor in the general category, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday in his Independence Day address and stressed that hand-holding of deprived communities is necessary.

Ruling Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik on Friday decided his party will field candidates from Other Backward Castes (OBC) for 27 per cent of seats in the forthcoming three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha.

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government will push for a final hearing on a petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the state's decision to give 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBC).