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Content
Introduction Problems Government policies for cope up Impact of policies Issue regarding Reservation Conclusion
(Social) stratification
ranking some individuals and groups as more deserving than others; from this a social hierarchy is formed which is a set of ranked statuses from highest to lowest
Weaker section
This Nation is full of Weaker Sections, who are deprived neglected. Woman the weakest of the weaker section. The Women generally have been reduced, to be the Weaker Section of the Society. Women come in different Roles.
Distribution
According to the 61st Round Survey of the NSSO, almost nine-tenths of Buddhists in India belonged to scheduled castes of the Constitution while one-third of Christians belonged to scheduled tribes.
religion
Buddhism Christianity Sikhism Hinduism
SC
89.5% 9.00% 17.0% 22.20%
ST
7.40% 32.8% 0.90% 9.10%
Jainism
Islam
---0.80%
2.60%
0.50%
caste
14%
72%
Problems
Discrimination. violence against the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes Discrimination against ST and SC children can be seen in evidence of the education system. Discrimination in jobs.
The Constitution provides a framework with a three pronged strategy to improve the situation of SCs and STs. Protective Arrangements- to enforce equality Affirmative action- to higher education
Development- bridge the wide gap in social and economic condition between the SCs/STs and other communities.
1965
1970 1975 1979 1992 1995
1.64
2.36 3.43 4.83 9.7 10.3
2.82
3.84 4.98 8.07 11.60 13.13
8.88
9.27 10.27 11.54 15.80 15.46
17.73
18.09 18.64 19.16 20.7 20.46
Source: 1. Department of Personnel, Government of India, Report-1993 2. Social Welfare Committee for SCs/STs Report-99-2000
The objectives of the Act clearly emphasize the intention of the Government to deliver justice to these communities through proactive efforts to enable them to live in society with dignity and self-esteem and without fear or violence or suppression from the dominant castes.
Impact of policies
Increase In Literacy rate of Total Population SC/ST During 1961-1991
Year Total SCHEDULED CASTE ( % Increase ) Male Female SCHEDULED TRIBE ( % Increase ) Total Male Female TOTAL POPULATION ( % Increase ) Total Male Female
1961
10.27
16.96
3.29
8.53
13.83
3.16
28.31
40.40
15.34
1971
14.67 (42.84%)
22.36 (31.83%)
6.44 (95.75%)
11.30
17.63
4.85 (53.48%)
34.45 (21.69%)
45.95 (13.74%)
21.97 (43.22%)
1981
21.38 (45.74%)
31.12 (39.18%)
10.93 (69.72%)
8.04 (65.77%)
43.56 (26.44%)
56.37 (22.67%)
29.75 (35.41%)
1991
37.41 (74.98%)
49.91 (60.38%)
23.76 (117.38%)
18.19
52.21 (19.86%)
64.13 (13.77%)
39.29 (32.07%)
Conclusion
What can be done
Indians should learn to ask the political parties and as well as tell them we want reservation in every where only based on the collective income of the family not caste or religion.