The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) scheme, offering 125 #scholarships to support students from #marginalisedcommunities in pursuing #highereducation #abroad. deccanherald.com/education/s…

OPINION The unfinished promise of equality Click- dailypioneer.com/news/the-un… #BRAmbedkar #AmbedkarJayanti #Ambedkar135thBirthAnniversary #SocialDemocracy #PoliticalDemocracy #IndianConstitution #Equality #SocialJustice #CasteSystem #CastePolitics #IndianPolitics #VoteBankPolitics #DalitRights #Untouchability #HumanDignity #ConstitutionOfIndia #DemocracyInIndia #InclusiveSociety #SocialEquality #JusticeForAll #MarginalisedCommunities #NationBuilding #IndiaDevelopment #RuleOfLaw #FundamentalRights

OPINION Bihar prohibition: A decade of dry law Writer: Abhinav Narayan Click- dailypioneer.com/news/bihar-… @jhaabhi14 #BiharProhibition #LiquorBan #NitishKumar #BiharPolitics #PublicPolicy #Governance #PolicyAnalysis #AlcoholBan #ProhibitionDebate #IndianEconomy #ExciseRevenue #Bootlegging #IllicitTrade #SubstanceAbuse #PublicHealth #DeAddiction #SocialJustice #DomesticViolence #WomenSafety #RuralEconomy #MarginalisedCommunities #PolicyReform #EconomicImpact #IndiaNews #PolicyLessons

My Special mention made in Parliament today on Concern over implementation of reservation and roaster system in Government recruitments. ******************************************** Honble Vice chairman madam I am rising the Concern over implementation of reservation and roaster system in Government recruitments. Reservations in Union Government recruitments mandate 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and 27% for OBC. However, in Group A posts, SCs hold 14.2%, STs 6.54%, and OBCs only 19.14%. In Group B, the figures are 16.2% for SCs, 7.63% for STs, and 21.95% for OBCs. At the same time, more than 66% of sanitation workers in Group C posts belong to SC, ST, and OBC communities, reflecting their continued concentration in the lowest rungs of public employment.   The situation in premier institutions is equally unsatisfactory. According to RTI responses from 21 IITs and 13 IIMs, representation of reserved communities among faculty is extremely low. Across IITs, only 11.2% OBC, 6% SC, and 1.6% ST faculty are present. Across IIMs, the figures are 9.6% OBC, 5% SC, and 1% ST. In some institutions, the General Category exceeds 90%, and in one IIM there is not even a single SC or ST faculty member. Further, DoPT roster system of 1997 and its 2019 modification, allocates the first point in cadres to the Unreserved category. This creates a structural flaw, when departments have fewer than 13 posts, first few positions go to the Unreserved category, effectively bypassing reservation.   I therefore urge the Government to rectify the flawed roster system, and fill up the vacancies meant for marginalisedcommunities, ensure that public institutions truly reflect India’s social diversity. @mkstalin @Udhaystalin @arivalayam @aifsoj

'सबका साथ' फक्त घोषणाच; अर्थसंकल्पातून उपेक्षित घटक पुन्हा वाऱ्यावर - डॉ. इंद्रजित अलटे नवी दिल्ली : केंद्रीय अर्थमंत्री निर्मला सीतारामन यांनी आज १ फेब्रुवारी २०२६ रोजी देशाचा २०२६-२७ या आर्थिक वर्षाचा अर्थसंकल्प सादर केला. सलग नवव्यांदा अर्थसंकल्प मांडण्याचा विक्रम सीतारामन यांनी नोंदवला असला, तरी या अर्थसंकल्पाने सामान्य जनता, मजूर आणि गरिबांच्या पदरात मात्र निराशाच टाकली आहे. "हा अर्थसंकल्प म्हणजे गरिबांची थट्टा आहे," अशा शब्दांत नागरिक आणि अर्थतज्ज्ञांनी आपला संताप व्यक्त केला आहे. प्रसिद्ध अर्थतज्ज्ञ प्रा. डॉ. इंद्रजीत आलटे यांनी या अर्थसंकल्पाचे विश्लेषण करताना ताशेरे ओढले आहेत. आर्थिक आणि सामाजिक न्यायाच्या दृष्टीने हा अर्थसंकल्प पूर्णपणे अपयशी ठरला आहे. शेतकरी, बेरोजगार युवक आणि हातावर पोट भरणाऱ्या मजूर वर्गासाठी यात कोणतीही नाविन्यपूर्ण योजना नाही. विकसित भारताचे स्वप्न पाहताना समाजातील मुख्य घटकालाच विसरल्याचे चित्र दिसत आहे. डॉ. आलटे यांनी अर्थसंकल्पातील आकडेवारीनिशी सरकारचा दावा खोडून काढला आहे. देशाच्या एकूण लोकसंख्येत २५% वाटा असलेल्या अनुसूचित जाती (SC) आणि अनुसूचित जमाती (ST) या उपेक्षित गटासाठी झालेली तरतूद अत्यंत तोकडी आहे. एकूण बजेट 53.47 लाख कोटीपैकी अनु.जातीला सर्व मंत्रालया अंतर्गत केवळ 1.96 लाख कोटी म्हणजेच केवळ 3.6% एवढी रक्कम आवरत केल्याचे दिसून येते "ज्या समाजाची लोकसंख्या २५% आहे, त्यांच्यासाठी केवळ ३.६% आणि २.६% निधी देणे हे 'सबका साथ, सबका विकास' या उद्दिष्टाशी विसंगत आहे. या तोकड्या तरतुदींमुळे विकसित भारताचे स्वप्न कसे पूर्ण होणार?" असा सवाल डॉ. आलटे यांनी उपस्थित केला आहे. अर्थसंकल्प सादर झाल्यानंतर सोशल मीडिया आणि सार्वजनिक ठिकाणी नागरिकांनी तीव्र प्रतिक्रिया दिल्या आहेत. "महागाई कमी करण्यासाठी किंवा मजुरांच्या सुरक्षेसाठी ठोस काहीही नाही, हे बजेट म्हणजे गोरगरिबांच्या ताटात काहीच न वाढता केलेली थट्टा आहे," अशा भावना सामान्य जनतेतून व्यक्त होत आहेत. एकूणच, सलग नवव्यांदा अर्थसंकल्प मांडून इतिहास रचणाऱ्या निर्मला सीतारामन यांना सर्वसामान्यांच्या अपेक्षा पूर्ण करण्यात अपयश आल्याचे प्राथमिक चित्र दिसत आहे. #UnionBudget2026 #Budget2026 #IndianEconomy #UnionBudget #IndiaNews #PoliticalNews #SocialJustice #EconomicInequality #BudgetCriticism #MarginalisedCommunities #InclusiveGrowth

Congress seeks meeting with Census Commissioner over caste census framework, implementation yespunjab.com/?p=210921 #CasteCensus2027 #CongressIndia #OBC #EBC #RahulGandhi #AnilJaihind #JairamRamesh #SocialJusticeIndia #CasteBasedEnumeration #IndianCensus #EquitableRepresentation #MarginalisedCommunities #Transparency

Cong to protest against 'scrapping' of MGNREGA, observe fast nationwide: Ajay Rai yespunjab.com/?p=204584 #Congress #AjayRai #MGNREGA #ProtestForRights #RuralEmployment #GRamG #SocialJustice #PriyankaGandhiVadra #LabourRights #FastForRights #IndianPolitics #MarginalisedCommunities #UPPolitics @kashikirai

Mayawati outlines BSP’s renewed strategy, says Bihar results offer key lessons yespunjab.com/?p=183079 #Mayawati #BSP #BahujanMovement #DalitEmpowerment #AmbedkarLegacy #KanshiRam #SocialJustice #VoterRights #IndianPolitics #MarginalisedCommunities #BSPUpdates @Mayawati

Veteran socialist leader and freedom fighter #DrGGParikh, who founded a voluntary organisation dedicated to #ruraldevelopment and empowering #marginalisedcommunities, passed away at his residence in #Mumbai early on Thursday. deccanherald.com/india/mahar…

If we don't center the voices of marginalized people, we're doing the wrong work. If more stories are told about marginalized communities, subcultures, and minorities, the less marginalized they will be. #marginalisedcommunities #CommunityFirst #yihcoemasska #masaka

ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ತುಳಿಯುವುದೇ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಕೆಲಸ |Rahul Gandhi vijayavani.net/rahul-gandhi-… #RahulGandhi #Chhattisgarh #forestrights #Marginalisedcommunities #Forestrightsact #KannadaNews #Viajayavani

Following on from today’s fantastic keynote, the first parallel sessions at #WISERD2025 cover opportunities and challenges for #participatory and deliberative #democracy, prospects and lessons for #collaborativegovernance, #marginalisedcommunities and emerging voices, and more.

Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, flags delay in scholarships for students from #marginalisedcommunities @RahulGandhi @INCIndia telegraphindia.com/india/rah…

Want to learn more about Cohere’s work? Check out our new website - wearecohere.org (🔗 in bio) to find out about our work with marginalised communities across Africa. 🌍✨ Let us know what you think! #WeAreCohere #MarginalisedCommunities #Inclusion #Refugees

• Dr Wiseman Mfaniseni Mbatha holds a PhD in Development Studies. He has extensive academic and practical experience in youth development, with a focus on empowering marginalisedcommunities. He has also published scholarly articles on women’s empowerment and actively engaged in community development projects, contributing to the establishment of a just and equitable society.

📩 Contact us now to get started @trutiyaratna@gmail.com or DM for queries 🌟 Last year, 6 students secured admission in premier institutes through our Higher Education Support Programme. Be the next! #CUET #trutiyaratna #highereducation #marginalisedcommunities #mentorship

Gopalakrishnan, who currently serves as the IISc Council chairman, clarified that his association with the institute began years after the alleged incident. fortuneindia.com/enterprise/… #marginalisedcommunities #KrisGopalkrishnan #IISc

Stephna Legacy Foundation envisions a fairer, equitable #funding landscape for Global Majority & #marginalisedcommunities in the West Midlands. Share your views on the #fundraising landscape below! surveymonkey.com/r/2025SLF (Closes 7 Feb 2025). #charity #nonprofit #notforprofit

Tejas Pugalia is turning trash into treasure with his initiative, Threads4Good. By upcycling textile waste into school bags, he’s combatting environmental issues while providing jobs to marginalised communities and ensuring that underprivileged kids can attend school during monsoon season. #empowering #marginalisedcommunities #underprivilegedchildren #trashtotreasure #recyclewaste #textilewaste [Tejas Pugalia, Threads4Good, reduces textile waste, employment opportunities, positive change] buff.ly/4akaz9Y

“When I was little, I was told to hide from the police. But these kids? You should see them bossing the officers around!” #Muzzafarpur #bihar #empoweringlives #marginalisedcommunities #changemaker #impact #inspiringwomen buff.ly/4fgHWey