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Since India's independence, socio-economic development and the protection of scheduled castes (SCs) from discrimination and exploitation has been a high priority area for the country. The SCs have been socially ostracized, economically exploited, and denied human dignity and a sense of self-worth. According to the 2011 Census, SCs constituted 16.9% of the Indian population. And, sadly, women belonging to SCs are in a far worse situation by all development indicators. Poverty and deprivation affect them more adversely. And yet, despite of their adverse conditions, they contribute significantly to the sustenance and growth of the production system of the country. The development and empowerment of SCs is a commitment enshrined in India's constitution. This is to be done by ensuring equal rights, access to benefits and resources, and empowerment to enable SCs to develop their potential and capacity as agents of social change, through the process of planned development. Planning in recent years has seen a visible shift in focus from the mere expansion of the production of goods and services - and the consequent growth of per capita income - to planning for the enhancement of human well-being. This book examines the problems and constraints of the SCs population. The various measures adopted to ameliorate their socio-economic conditions are also discussed. [Subject: India Studies, Sociology, Human Rights, Women's Studies, Poverty Studies, Development Studies]
Attempts have been made in this study to present an over-all profile of the Scheduled Castes from different dimensions i.e., facts, figures and their interpretations, the policy of segregation of a sizable section of Indian population on the basis of caste.
The present book deals with the structural manitestations of the aspirations represented by the movements of Dalits, provides a bird s eye view of the Scheduled Castes in India through the ages and seeks to analyse the status of three groups in contemporary India. This outstanding text-cum-reference book will be of great use to scholars, administrators, planners, policy makers and students.
The book is an outcome of a report of a major research project sponsored by UGC, New Delhi; entitled "A study of scheduled castes in two districts of rural Rajasthan" which was submitted by the author in March, 1995. It deals with the various dimensions of social change which are largely affected by occuptional mobility and/or continuity in the people of two major categories, viz .leatherworking and scavenging.
The Indian Society Is Based On Caste System Which Is, In Fact, A Two-Tier Construction I.E. Upper Caste And Lower Caste. The Caste System Alienated A Larger Part Of Our Society From The Mainstream. The Division Of Society According To Privileges Enjoyed By The People Paints Carefully The Picture Of Social Exploitation Of A Community By Another Community. The Present Edited Book Is An Attempt To Describe Different Development Aspects Of Scheduled Caste. Different Aspects Such As Discrimination And Inequality, Well-Being Of Rural Women, Income Inequality, Contribution Of Some Social Reformers In The Nation-Making, Development And Empowerment, Disadvantaged Migrants, Primary Education, Constitutional Safeguards, Literacy, Political Reservation And The Role Of Scheduled Caste Women In Decision-Making Have Well Been Documented By Social Scientists. This Is A Timely Publication In The Sense That It Has Presented Some Thought-Provoking Papers Relevant For Understanding The Issue Of Reservation Especially For The Most Disadvantaged In The Community. It Cannot Be Denied That In A Country Like Ours Some Form Of Affirmative Action Is Unavoidable To Eradicate Various Forms Of Social, Cultural And Economic Backwardness.
Upliftment of the scheduled castes is not merely a matter of compassion or charity as is commonly assumed but a developmental necessity. Centuries of exploitation and neglect have forced the majority of these hapless people into sub-human existence. They occupy the bottom rung of the social lader. Devoid of education, information and the necessary motivation, information and the necessary motivation, they are not in a postion to take advantage of teh reservation policy and other programmes evolved to improve their situation. Are the need and relevance of development of these exterior castes duly appreciated? Have development programmes of rthe betterment of the dperessed classes been able to achieve their objective? Is there the necessary social, political and administrative will to evolve social, intervention strategies and implement them in letter and spirit? The present work addresses itself to these questions and strives to identify those factors which facilitate or hinder development and change in these weaker sections of society. It examines the socio-cultural background, economic situation, social interactional patterns, development programmes, the magnitude of participation in these development of participation in these development programmes and programme preference of the members of the scheduled castes.
Research project, financed by the University Grants Commission, India.