Equity Within Reservation
The Supreme Court’s decision to examine whether the benefits of reservation in government jobs and admissions should first reach the most socially and economically backward among Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled…
Union government to establish 440 Eklavya Model Residential Schools
The Union Government has announced plans to establish 440 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), ensuring one school in every block with over 50% Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and at least…
Nagaland: Centre assures release of pending Post Matric Scholarship funds
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram has assured to release the pending final installment of Central Share for payment of CSS Post Matric Scholarship (2023-24) to ST student beneficiaries…
Overall budget allocation for development of Scheduled Tribes jumps by 45.79 percent
The overall budget allocation for the development of Scheduled Tribes has jumped by 45.79 percent to 14,925.81 crore rupees in 2025-26 from 10,237.33 crore rupees the previous year. Key measures…
EAC Seithekema warns village councils against laxity in issuing ST and Indigenous inhabitant certificates
The Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) of Seithekema Circle, Er Seyiekhrietuo Solo, has issued a formal notice to all village councils under the jurisdiction, highlighting concerns regarding the processing of Scheduled…
Scheduled Tribes urged to file Income Tax Returns despite exemptions
DAJ Sawkmie IRS, Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Shillong, emphasized the significance of filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) even for members of Scheduled Tribes (ST), who are generally exempt from…
Minister Imna Along: Rs 16.88 crore disbursed in Post Matric Scholarships for ST students in Nagaland
Minister for Higher Education Temjen Imna Along announced that the Department has almost completed the disbursement of the first installment of the Post Matric Scholarship for ST students in Nagaland.…
Manipur High Court rescinds controversial order on inclusion of Meiteis in Scheduled Tribes list
The Manipur High Court on 21 February ordered the deletion of a paragraph from a March 2023 order that urged the state to consider including the Meitei community in the…
ANSAM writes to Governor opposing Meiteis’ ST demand
Imphal, 17 February (MTNews): Against the backdrop of the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM) gaining momentum in the valley for enlisting the Meeteis/Meiteis in the scheduled tribe (ST)…
ANSAM Memorandum to Governor of Manipur against STDCM demand for inclusion of Meetei/Meitei in ST list of India
Hon’ble Ma’am, In the backdrop of the Scheduled Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur (STDCM) gaining momentum in the valley for enlisting the Meeteis/Meiteis in the scheduled tribe list of India,…