Chaos erupted in the West Bengal Assembly after Mamata Banerjee's speech on SC/ST rights and BJP protests led to MLA Manoj ...

It is based on eight data sets of tribals of Paschim Medinipur and Bankura Districts of West Bengal and Keonjhar District of Orissa. The tribes include Bhumijs, Kora Mudis, Lodhas, Santals ...

Read West Bengal – Gender brief. There is sharp contrast between social groups in West Bengal. The Scheduled Tribes record higher levels of poverty than others. And, both Scheduled Tribes and ...

The implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 has created controversy in West Bengal. The gram sabha, the basic unit in the ...

It had struck down portions of the West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) (Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts) Act, 2012. Among the Sections ...