Reservations have also been notified for other categories, including 4% for residents of areas adjoining the Actual Line of Control (ALC), and 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
The Bihar State Commission for Scheduled Caste has sent a notice to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav over alleged insult to Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s portrait seeking his response within 15 days.
The Chief Minister’s silence for over 72 hours on the matter has only intensified the controversy, with the opposition calling it a tacit admission of administrative failure.
Claiming that two key posts of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes have been lying vacant since last one year, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that this is another proof of “anti-Dalit mindset” of the BJP-led government at the Centre.
"Congress guarantees to revive the Scheduled Caste Plan and the Tribal Sub-Plan and implement it by law," he added.
Sixty-six entities promoted by Scheduled Caste (SC) entrepreneurs have been sanctioned guarantee cover of approx Rs 72 crore against bank loan of approximately Rs 109 crore
Government's SHRESHTA Scheme offers quality education for Scheduled Caste students, enhancing socio-economic prospects.
At a function organised on the occasion of the 646th birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, the CM said for reservation in promotion to SC employees, quota will be fixed within three months after identifying all the cadres.
The incident hyped after some people belonging to a certain community were running a shop near the school and refused to sell snacks to children from the Scheduled Castes.
The BJP delegation to the Election Commission on Monday was headed by Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
