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A total of 1,258 castes or communities have so far been specified as Scheduled Castes, and no community has been included in the list in the last three years, the government said on Tuesday.
Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar said the benefits of reservation are available to members of all such castes which have been specified as Scheduled Castes in relation to a state or a union territory.
"No community has been included in the list of Scheduled Castes during the last three years. A total of 1,258 castes/communities have so far been specified as Scheduled Castes," Kumar said in a written reply.
Responding to another question, Kumar said so far, 5,414 valid applications have been received on the National Portal for Transgender Persons. Out of these applications, 3,846 have been issued certificates of identity and identity cards.
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