Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India

The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories. For much of the period of British rule in the Indian subcontinent, they were known as the Depressed Classes.

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The 288 assembly seats are categorized as follows: 234 general, 29 reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), and 25 reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).
Credit: DNA - Published 2 days ago

On August 1, the Supreme Court ruled by a majority judgement of 6:1 that sub-classification within the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes (SC/STs) reservation..
Credit: DNA - Published 1 week ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a Maharashtra rally, accused Congress of plotting to reinstate Article 370 and create a separate Constitution for Kashmir...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago

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