scheduled castes

British

plural noun

certain classes in Indian society officially granted special concessions See Harijan

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There are 131 seats reserved for MPs from the "scheduled castes" and "scheduled tribes" - groups that are officially recognised as disadvantaged and make up about a quarter of India's population.

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There are 131 seats reserved for MPs from so-called "scheduled castes" and "scheduled tribes".

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All the 269 accused denied the allegations against them, but in 2011, a trial court convicted them, pronouncing them guilty under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.

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The law will also apply to the seats that are already reserved for some of India's most disadvantaged communities known as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

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It has also proposed reserving 16 seats for candidates from scheduled castes and tribes, the most disadvantaged groups - experts say this will again work in Jammu's favour as the population of these groups is larger here.

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