Affirmative actions for Scheduled Tribes

Mains > Society > Features of Indian Society > Special provisions of Constitution

IN NEWS: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has cleared the way for the inclusion of the ‘Pahari ethnic group’ in the Scheduled Tribes list of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. ...

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For Mains, question on tribals can be asked in GS 1 (Society) and GS 2 (Social justice)
For Prelims, questions on the various constitutional provisions and efforts related to tribals can be asked.

NOV 11

Rengma Nagas

Preliminary > Geography > Human geography > Special provisions of Constitution

Why in news? The Rengma Nagas in Assam have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding an autonomous district council amid a decision by the Central and the State governments to upgrade the Karbi Anglong Au...

JUN 9