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Dalit news 1.

Dalit Teen Pushed Into Hot Oil Cauldron For Protesting Sexual Harassment

The incident at Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh has left the teenager with serious burns. She has been moved to Delhi for treatment.

 Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose

New Delhi: 

In an incident shocking in its brutality, an 18-year-old Dalit woman working at an oil mill was pushed into a cauldron with hot oil when she protested sexual harassment. The incident, which took place at Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, has left the teenager with serious burns. She has been moved to Delhi for treatment.

The three accused, including the mill owner, have been arrested.

A complaint filed by the woman's brother yesterday says members of his family worked at an oil mill at Dhanaura Silvernagar village. His sister was working at the mill when the accused -- mill owner Pramod and associates Raju and Sandip -- started harassing her. When she protested, the accused allegedly hurled casteist abuses. They then pushed her into the cauldron full of hot oil, her brother has said

In a statement recorded from her bed at a Delhi hospital, the 18-year-old said the ji accused misbehaved with her and verbally abused her before pushing her into the cauldron.

The woman has suffered burns on more than half of her body, with her legs and arms seriously scalded.

Based on her brother's complaint, the police registered a case under sections relating to attempt to murder, assaulting a woman and under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. "We have arrested the three accused and further action is being taken," Circle Officer Vijay Chaudhary said.

Dalit news 2.

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Video: Dalit Woman Beaten By Cop In Public In Bihar; Police Clarify

Inspector Rajkishore Singh, in-charge of Surasand police station, was seen thrashing the woman on the street with a stick.

 Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrajit MitraUpdated: January 01, 2024 12:28 pm IST

Patna: 

The visuals of a Dalit woman being beaten by a cop in public in Bihar's Sitamarhi has raised concerns over police brutality and prompted a public demand for action. But the police claim the cop was only trying to maintain order after a fight erupted between two sides in a kidnapping case.

Inspector Rajkishore Singh, in-charge of Surasand police station, was seen thrashing the woman on the street with a stick. He struck her multiple times in the Surasand market amid angry exchanges by a crowd, showed a video.

The cop was filmed in his uniform during the incident, triggering an outrage among the public.

Sitamarhi Police, in a statement, said a probe has been ordered into the incident.

The police action allegedly came in a bid to separate two women who were fighting on the street.

Vinod Kumar, Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO), said in a video statement that the incident is linked to the kidnapping of a girl.

"The girl was rescued, but the two sides visited the police station and engaged in a fight among themselves outside. This led to a traffic jam on the road and the cop used his baton to disperse the crowd," he clarified.

Dalit news no 3.

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உ.பி.யில் பாலியல் வன்கொடுமைக்கான முயற்சியை எதிர்த்ததற்காக கொதிக்கும் சிரப் போட்டு பானையில் வீசப்பட்ட பெண்

மூலம்HT நிருபர்

டிசம்பர் 31, 2023 10:46 PM IST

உத்தரபிரதேச மாநிலம் பாக்பத் மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள ஜவ்வரிசி தயாரிக்கும் யூனிட்டில் சில்மிஷம் செய்ததை எதிர்த்ததாகக் கூறி, கொதிக்கும் கரும்பு பாகு அடங்கிய பெரிய உலோகப் பாத்திரத்தில் தள்ளப்பட்ட 18 வயது தலித் பெண்ணுக்கு பலத்த தீக்காயம் ஏற்பட்டது.

மீரட்: உத்தரபிரதேச மாநிலம் பாக்பத் மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள ஜவ்வரிசி தயாரிக்கும் யூனிட்டில் சில்மிஷம் செய்ததை எதிர்த்து, கொதிக்கும் கரும்பு பாகு அடங்கிய பெரிய உலோகப் பாத்திரத்தில் தள்ளப்பட்ட 18 வயது தலித் பெண்ணுக்கு பலத்த தீக்காயம் ஏற்பட்டது. ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை கூறிய விஷயத்துடன்.

இச்சம்பவம் சனிக்கிழமை பிற்பகல் நடந்தது, மேலும் மூன்று குற்றவாளிகளும் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு இரவில் சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டனர். (பிரதிநிதித்துவ பயன்பாடு)

அவரது புகாரில், பாதிக்கப்பட்டவரின் சகோதரர், யூனிட்டின் உரிமையாளரான பிரமோத் (முதல் பெயர் மட்டுமே உள்ளது) மற்றும் மேலும் இரு தொழிலாளர்கள், ராஜு மற்றும் சந்தீப் (முதல் பெயர் மட்டுமே உள்ளது) சனிக்கிழமை தனது சகோதரியை பாலியல் பலாத்காரம் செய்ய முயன்றதாகவும், அதற்கு அவர் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்தபோது, அவர்கள் அவளை ஜிகரி தயாரிக்கப் பயன்படும் கொதிக்கும் கரும்புப் பாகு கொண்ட கொப்பரையில் வீசினர்.

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"சனிக்கிழமை மதியம் இந்த சம்பவம் நடந்தது, குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்ட மூவரும் இரவில் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டனர்" என்று பினாலி காவல் நிலைய ஆய்வாளர் எம்.பி சிங் கூறினார்.

குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்டவர்கள் மீது இந்திய தண்டனைச் சட்டம் பிரிவு 307 (கொலை முயற்சி), 504 (அமைதியை சீர்குலைக்கும் நோக்கத்துடன் வேண்டுமென்றே அவமதிப்பு), 354 (அந்தப் பெண்ணின் அடக்கத்தை சீர்குலைக்கும் நோக்கில் தாக்குதல் அல்லது குற்றவியல் சக்தி) மற்றும் பட்டியல் சாதி மற்றும் பழங்குடியினர் (வன்கொடுமைகள் தடுப்பு) சட்டம், 1989, காவல்துறை கூறியது.

அந்த பெண் டெல்லியில் உள்ள ஜிடிபி மருத்துவமனைக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டார், மேலும் அவரது உடல்நிலை கவலைக்கிடமாக உள்ளது என்று விஷயம் அறிந்த அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

“பெண் மார்பு மற்றும் முதுகில் கடுமையான தீக்காயங்களுடன் தற்போது கண்காணிப்பில் உள்ளார். அவளது கால்கள், தோள்கள் மற்றும் கைகளில் தீக்காயங்கள் உள்ளன, ”என்று மருத்துவமனையின் அதிகாரி ஒருவர் பெயர் தெரியாத நிலையில் கூறினார்.

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வீடுஇந்தியாஎம்.பி.: 'மாந்திரீகம்' தாக்கியதாக அரசு கல்லூரி முதல்வர் குற்றச்சாட்டு; போலீஸ் விசாரணை

இந்தியா

எம்.பி.: 'மாந்திரீகம்' தாக்கியதாக அரசு கல்லூரி முதல்வர் குற்றச்சாட்டு; போலீஸ் விசாரணை

PTI

31 டிசம்பர், 2023 10:45 pm IST

உரை அளவு:  

சித்தி (எம்.பி), டிச. 31 (பி.டி.ஐ) மத்தியப் பிரதேசத்தின் சித்தி மாவட்டத்தில் மாந்திரீகத்தில் ஈடுபட்டதாக பொய்க் குற்றச்சாட்டின் பேரில் நான்கு பேர் தன்னைத் தாக்கியதாக அரசுக் கல்லூரி முதல்வர் கூறியதை அடுத்து போலீஸார் விசாரணையைத் தொடங்கியுள்ளனர்.

டிசம்பர் 29 அன்று நடந்த இந்த சம்பவம் தொடர்பாக இந்திய தண்டனைச் சட்டம் மற்றும் பட்டியலிடப்பட்ட சாதி மற்றும் பழங்குடியினர் (வன்கொடுமை தடுப்பு) சட்டத்தின் கீழ் வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளதாக காவல்துறை அதிகாரி ஒருவர் ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை தெரிவித்தார்.

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வீடுஇந்தியாஎம்.பி.: 'மாந்திரீகம்' தாக்கியதாக அரசு கல்லூரி முதல்வர் குற்றச்சாட்டு; போலீஸ் விசாரணை

இந்தியா

எம்.பி.: 'மாந்திரீகம்' தாக்கியதாக அரசு கல்லூரி முதல்வர் குற்றச்சாட்டு; போலீஸ் விசாரணை

PTI

31 டிசம்பர், 2023 10:45த்தி (எம்.பி), டிச. 31 (பி.டி.ஐ) மத்தியப் பிரதேசத்தின் சித்தி மாவட்டத்தில் மாந்திரீகத்தில் ஈடுபட்டதாக பொய்க் குற்றச்சாட்டின் பேரில் நான்கு பேர் தன்னைத் தாக்கியதாக அரசுக் கல்லூரி முதல்வர் கூறியதை அடுத்து போலீஸார் விசாரணையைத் தொடங்கியுள்ளனர்.

டிசம்பர் 29 அன்று நடந்த இந்த சம்பவம் தொடர்பாக இந்திய தண்டனைச் சட்டம் மற்றும் பட்டியலிடப்பட்ட சாதி மற்றும் பழங்குடியினர் (வன்கொடுமை தடுப்பு) சட்டத்தின் கீழ் வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளதாக காவல்துறை அதிகாரி ஒருவர் ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை தெரிவித்தார்.

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Key Initiative and Achievements of Department of Social Justice and Empowerment- 2023

Key Initiative and Achievements of Department of Social Justice and Empowerment under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the year 2023 are-

 

1. Initiatives for the welfare of Scheduled Caste

 

1. Pre-Matric and Post Matric scholarship scheme for SC students

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment with an objective of appreciably increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio of SC students in higher education, with a focus on those from the poorest households, has been implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Post-Matric Scholarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Castes for studies in India”.

DoSJE introduced Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students & Others which aims to support, through financial assistance, parents of children belonging to Schedules Caste and other disadvantaged categories for education of their wards studying at the pre-matric stage.

 

Achievements under the schemes:

• During the year 2023 to till date (22.12.2023), a total of 34,58,538 SC beneficiaries have been released scholarship amounting to Rs. 3546.34 Cr under Post-Matric scholarship scheme for SC students;
• During the year 2023 to till date (22.12.2023), a total of 18,32,628 beneficiaries have been released scholarship amounting to Rs. 369.03 Cr under Pre-Matric Scholarship scheme for SC students;
• Aadhaar- based payment system is being utilized to ensure that the scholarship funds are received by the student through DBT directly into his/her aadhaar seeded account;
• Some of the States/ UTs viz. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka have automated the process of receipt and processing of applications by digitalization of certificates and auto- fetching of eligibility data to ensure minimum manual intervention and increased transparency;
• Seven States/UTs viz. Assam, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Odisha have covered more beneficiaries as against their annual targets under Post Matric SC scheme for the year 2022-23;
• Under Component-II of the Pre-matric Scheme which deals with children whose parents are engaged in cleaning and hazardous occupations, numbers of participating States have increased from one in 2022 to nine in 2023 to provide scholarship to disadvantaged students.

 

2. Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for SCs

The Department conceptualized Umbrella scheme namely ‘Scholarship for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS)’ to ensure convergence of resources across the four smaller Central Sector Schemes of the Department catering to SC/OBC students desirous of pursuing higher education (in India and abroad) and/or obtaining employment in Group A/Group B services of centre or State Governments. The schemes has the following components –

 

1. Top Class Education for SCs:

• The Scheme Guidelines of the scheme have been revised by this Department and 44 new institutes have been empanelled under the scheme raising the total count of institutes to 266
• Scholarship benefits have been provided to 3999 beneficiaries till date.

2. Free Coaching scheme for SCs and OBCs:

• The Scheme Guidelines of the scheme have been revised by this Department and from F.Y 2023-24 the scheme will be run by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF) through empanelled Central Universities.
• Scholarship benefits have been provided to 483 beneficiaries from January 2023 till date.

• III. National Overseas Scholarship for SCs:

Under NOS Scheme financial assistance is provided to the selected students from SCs (115 slots); De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (6 slots); landless agricultural labourers and traditional artisan categories ( 4 slots), for pursuing masters and Ph.G. level courses abroad. Presently, 125 slots are allotted under the scheme. 107 students has been awarded scholarship out of 125 for the S.Y. 2023-24 till date.

4. National Fellowship for SCs:

The objective of the Scheme is to provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students belonging to Scheduled Caste category to pursue higher studies leading to M. Phil., Ph.D. in Science, Humanities and Social Science streams, in Indian Universities/Institutions/Colleges recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC).

 

Under NFSC scheme fellowship is provided to Scheduled Castes students for pursuing higher education leading to M.Phil/Ph.D degrees in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences in Indian Universities/Institutions/Colleges recognized by University Grants Commission. The scheme is being implemented by National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation. The scheme provides for 2000 new slots per year who have qualified the National Eligibility Test-Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF) of UGC and Junior Research Fellows for Science stream qualifying UGC-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR) Joint Test. The rates under the scheme has been revised i.e. Rs. 37,000/- p.m. for JRF and Rs. 42,000/- p.m. for SRF w.e.f. 01.01.2023.

 

3. SHRESHTA (RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN TARGETED AREAS)

The department has been implementing Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) to enhance the reach of development Intervention of the Government and to fill the gap in service deficient SCs dominant areas, in the sector of education through the efforts of grant-in-aid institutions (run by NGOs) and residential high schools offering high quality education and to provide environment for socio economic upliftment and overall development of the Scheduled Castes (SCs).

The scheme is being implemented in two modes. In mode-I, each year a specified number (3000) of meritorious SC students in States/UTs are selected through the National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA (NETS) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and admitted in the best private residential schools affiliated by CBSE/State Boards in classes 9th and 1lth. In mode-2, financial assistance is provided to the NGOs for running the schools/hostel projects related to Education sector to Scheduled Caste students. The Scheme broadly covers 3 types of projects namely (i) Residential Schools (ii) Non- Residential Schools and (iii) Hostels, both for Primary and Secondary Students.

 

Achievements under the scheme:

Under this scheme, total 2564 students were admitted in 142 Private Residential Schools affiliated by CBSE/State Boards for academic session 2023-24 and school fee of an amount of Rs. 30.55 Crore is reimbursed by this Department.

Details of funds released and number beneficiaries during F.Y. 2023-24 is under:

(Rs. In Lakh)
Sr. No.	2023-24				Total Amount released 2023-24	Total No of Students
1	Amount Released to Private Residential Schools (Mode-1)	No. of Students	Fund released to NGOs/VOs (Mode -2)	No. of Students
	4921.28	4134*	236.11	3409	5157.39	7543

 

*(as on 10.12.2023)

*2564 students selected during 2023-24 and 1570 studentys carry forward from selected during 2022-23 and 2021-2022 in mode-1

 

4. Pradhan Mantri AnusuchitJaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)

 

The Department under Pradhan Mantri AnusuchitJaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) merged 03 erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes, namely, Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan(SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana(BJRCY) with an aim to reduce poverty of the SC communities by generation of additional employment opportunities through Skill development, income generating schemes and other initiatives; and to improve socio-economic developmental indicators by ensuring adequate infrastructure and requisite services in the SC dominated villages. the Scheme has now the following three components:

1. Development of SC dominated villages into an ‘Adarsh Gram’
2. Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects for socio-economic betterment of SCs
3. Construction of Hostels in Higher Educational Institutions

 

Achievements under the scheme:

 

• Grants-in-Aid’ component: Since 1st January, 2023, a total of 3132 projects have been approved and sanctioned benefitting a total number of 1,14,722 beneficiaries. During the period, a total fund of Rs. 117.54 Cr. has been released to the State Governments/ UTs.
• ‘Hostel’ component: Since 1st January, 2023, Rs. 56.04 Cr. Has been released for construction of 20 girls’ hostel and 10 boys’ hostel.
• ‘Adarsh Gram’ Component: Since 1st January, 2023, a total of 1786 Village Development plans (VPDs) have been generated and 1899 villages have been declared Adarsh Gram. A total fund of Rs. 106.01 Cr. has been released to States/ UTs.

 

5. The protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989:

 

• Central Assistance of Rs. 496 Crores (approx..) has been released to the States/UTs under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the implementation of the PCR Act, 1955 and the SC/ST (PoA) Act, 1989 for effective implementation of these Acts in the year 2023.
• Approx 92093 number of atrocity victims/dependents have been provided relief in the year 2023 under the scheme.
• Approx. 20000 inter-caste marriage couples have been provided incentive in the year 2023 under the scheme.
• Meeting of the committee constituted for effective coordination to devise ways and means to curb offences of untouchability and atrocities against SCs and STs and effective implementation of the PCR Act, 1955 and PoA Act, 1989, has been held on 21.11.2023 under the Chairpersonship of the Hon’ble Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, under which the implementation of the PCR Act, 1955 and the SC/ST (PoA) Act, 1989 in all the States/UTs has been reviewed.

 

2. Initiatives for the welfare of Backward Class

 

6. PM-YASASVI

 

The DoSJE devised an umbrella scheme namely; PM-YASASVI for OBC, EBC and DNT students with five sub-schemes to streamline scholarship schemes for students from OBC, EBC and DNT communities to ensure timely disbursement to them. The erstwhile Schemes of Dr. Ambedkar Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Classes (EBCs), Dr. Ambedkar Scheme of Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNTs have been subsumed in the umbrella Scheme of PM YASASVI with effect from 2021-22.

6. 1. Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC/EBC & DNT Boys and Girls
   2. Post- Matric Scholarship for OBC/EBC & DNT Boys and Girls
   3. Construction of hostels for OBC Boys and Girls
   4. Central Sector Scheme of Top Class Education in College for OBC,EBC and DNT students
   5. Central Sector Scheme of Top Class Education in Schools for OBC,EBC and DNT students
7. SHREYAS

The Department for Educational Empowerment of OBC & EBC students by way of awarding fellowship (financial assistance) in obtaining quality higher education and interest subsidy on educational loan for overseas studies, has been implementing Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme- SHREYAS with two ongoing Central Sector schemes as components

1. 1. 1. National Fellowship for OBC students
      2. Dr. Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme on Education loans for Overseas Studies for OBC & EBC

Achievements under PM-YASASVI and SHREYAS:

 

• Under Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC & DNT students Rs. 383.24 lakh has been released from 01.01.2023 to 22.12.2023 and no. of beneficiaries are 21.727 lakh for 2022-23 and beneficiaries for 2023-24 will be provided with subsequent year’s proposal.
• Under Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC, EBC & DNT students Rs. 1064.26 lakh has been released from 01.01.2023 to 22.12.2023 and no. of beneficiaries are 25.55 lakh for 2022-23 and beneficiaries for 2023-24 will be provided with subsequent year’s proposal.
• Under Construction of hostels for OBC Boys and Girls Rs. 21.6365 lakh has been released from 01.01.2023 to 22.12.2023 for 1800 No. of Seat for 2022-23 and 496 No. of Seats for 2023-24.
• Under Central Sector Scheme of Top Class Education in Schools for OBC, EBC and DNT students Rs. 1.891 lakh has been released from 01.01.2023 to 22.12.2023 for 1291 students.
• Under Dr. Ambedkar Scheme of Interest Subsidy for Overseas Studies for OBC/EBC students Rs. 48.09 lakh has been released for 1570 students in 2022-23.
• Under National Fellowship for OBC students Rs. 56.38 lakh has been released for 2734 beneficiaries (upto 31 Dec. 2022).

 

3. Initiatives for Welfare of Safai Karamchari

 

8. National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Eco-system (NAMASTE).

 

Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) has been modified during the FY 2023-24 with a new nomenclature i.e. National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Eco-system (NAMASTE). NAMASTE is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and NSKFDC is the implementing agency.

 

The primary target of NAMASTE is the sewer and septic tank sanitation Workers (SSWs) involved in hazardous cleaning operations and directly dealing with human faecal matter. Interventions for rehabilitation of manual scavengers under SRMS will continue under NAMASTE.

 

Achievements under NAMASTE

 

• Online training on the NAMASTE Mobile App for the profiling of sewer and septic worker has been conducted in 27 State/UTs
• Profiling camps for identification of SSWs have commenced in Delhi and Chandigarh in the month of December.
• Skill Development Training has commenced for 1306 candidates
• Rs. 0.85 Crore has been released as Capital Subsidy for self employment projects for 79 Manual scavengers/dependants
• Rs. 3.21 Crore has been released as Capital Subsidy for 84 beneficiaries for Sanitation related projects. In addition Rs.0.51 Crore released for 16 projects of previous year which could not be released due to PFMS problem.
• 307 Workshops have been conducted in various ULBs on Prevention of hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks

 

4. Initiatives for Welfare of Senior Citizens

 

1. Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)

The department under Integrated Programme for Older People (IPOP) component of the scheme provides basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care and entertainment opportunities and by encouraging productive and active ageing through providing support for capacity building of Government/ Non-Governmental Organisations/Panchayati Raj Institutions/ local bodies and the Community at large. Assistance under the scheme will be given to the Panchayati Raj Institutions/local bodies and eligible Non-Governmental Voluntary Organisations.

 

10. RashtriyaVayoshri Yojana (RVY)- launched in 2017 to assist BPL senior citizens suffering from age related disabilities/ infirmities. Assistive Devices distributed free of cost.

 

Achievements under AVYAY and RVY

 

• The meeting of EFC of the schemes to be funded from the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund (SCWF) amounting Rs. 979.85 Crore for the year 2021-22 to 2025-26 was held on 09^th August, 2023 under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary.
• The guidelines for implementation of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana(AVYAY)-CS was revised in respect of the components to be funded from the Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund(SCWF) in line with the recommendations of the EFC in its meeting held on 09^th  August, 2023.
• In respect of the scheme of Elderline: National Helpline for Senior Citizens, the Request for Proposals (RFP) procedure has been finalized.
• Distribution camps at 28 locations were conducted on 24.09.2023 under the scheme of RashtriyaVayoshri Yojana (RVY) wherein assistive devices worth Rs. 9.05 Crore have been provided to 12562 (approx.) senior citizens.
• Under the scheme of Training of Geriatric Care Givers, applications of training partners/training institutes were invited till 20.10.2023. Applications have been scrutinized and MOU along with work order has been processed for 36 training partners and Training Institutes including NISD and RRTCs.
• Under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC), a total of 88 new old age homes included during past 2 financial years.
• With National level conferences and regular monthly meetings, the participation of the State Governments has increased.
• The Screening Committee of Department has recommended a total amount of Rs.76.95 Crore under the State Action Plan for Senior Citizens(SAPSrC).

 

5. Initiatives for prevention of Drug Abuse

 

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) which is an umbrella scheme under which financial assistance is provided to (i) ‘State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations for Preventive Education and Awareness Generation, Capacity Building, Skill development, vocational training and livelihood support of ex-drug addicts, Programmes for Drug Demand Reduction by States/UTs etc. and (ii) NGOs/VOs for running and maintenance of Integrated Rehabilitation Centers for Addicts (IRCAs), Community based peer Led Intervention (CPLI) for early Drug Use Prevention among Adolescents, Outreach and Drop In Centers (ODIC), District De-Addiction Centers (DDACs); and (iii) Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in Government hospitals .

The Ministry has initiated the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan with the aim of creating awareness about the adverse effects of substance abuse among youth in all districts across countries.

Achievements Under NAPDDR

• The Ministry has released an amount of Rs. 95.97Cr. to NGOs/VOs/SAPs under NAPDDR scheme during calendar year 2023.
• During the saidperiod, fund have been sanctioned to 310 Organizations and a total of 740616 beneficiaries have been benefited under the Scheme.
• The Ministry has sanctioned setting up of 47 DDACs (District De-addiction centre) in the GAP districts across the country during the year.
• 25 ATFs were dedicated to the nation during the year.
• Expert Working Group meeting on Drug Demand Reduction held on 7.4.2023 under India’s Chairmanship of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State. All Member States participated in the meeting online through Zoom platform.

Achievements of NMBA

• Since launch of NMBA and till now, through the various activities undertaken on-ground, 10.74+ crore people have been sensitized on substance use including 3.38+ Crore Youth and 2.27+ Crore Women.
• Participation of 3.28+ Lakh educational institutions has ensured that the message of the Abhiyaan reaches children and youth of the country.
• A strong force of 8,000+ Master Volunteers (MVs) have been identified and trained.
• Awareness through official Social Media accounts of the Abhiyaan on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram.
• NMBA Mobile Application developed to gather and collect the data of NMBA activities and represent on the NMBA Dashboard at district, state and national level.
• NMBA Website (http://nmba.dosje.gov.in) provides detailed information and insights to the user/viewer about the Abhiyaan, an online discussion forum, NMBA dashboard, e-pledge.

 

6. Welfare of Transgenders and Persons engaged in Begging

 

Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE)

 

1. Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging’

• Department has approved the revised scheme guidelines (23.10.2023)
• Department identified 30 cities/places and received consent, action plan and other documents
• Conducted orientation programme with Nodal officers from all 30 cities.
• 25 cities submitted their consent to implement the scheme.
• Rs. 5.00 crore has been released to CNA (NISD) towards 1^st instalment to implementing agencies.

2. Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons

 

7. Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur KushaltaSampannHitgrahi (PM-DAKSH)

PM-DAKSH Yojana, a Central Sector Scheme, was launched during 2020-21. The main objective of the Scheme is to enhance competency level of the target groups (SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs, Safai Karamcharis including waste pickers etc) to make them employable both in self- employment and wage-employment for their socio-economic development.

 

Achievement under the scheme:

• During 2023-24, 28 Government and 84 private training institutes have been empanelled for implementation of the Scheme.   More than 95000 trainee targets have been distributed among these 112 empanelled training institutes.
• The practice of empanelling institutes on yearly basis has been discontinued and now the institutes are empanelled for minimum period of three years subject to satisfactory physical and financial progress and non-indulgence of institutes concerned in any malpractices relating to implementation of the scheme.
• For the first time, while allotting the States, Districts, job roles etc., a transparent process was adopted due to which 411 Districts including 82 Aspirational Districts have been covered for implementation.
• Further, latest job roles have been allotted to these training institutes.
• Out of existing 38 training sectors, 32 sectors have been covered which are likely to diversify the training opportunities to the desirous trainee candidates and will also facilitate better employment opportunities to them.  
• More than 55,000 applicants have already applied on the PM-DAKSH portal for 821 centers seeking training in 247 different courses. 
• Out of these 55,000 plus applicants more than 37,000 applicants are female who are one of the important target groups for the training. 
• 574 batches for training have already been formed and they are ready for commencement of training. 
• The training is likely to commence in all sanctioned centers in the month of December, 2023 itself.

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தமிழ்நாடு: வேங்கைவாயல் தலித் காலனி குடிநீர் தொட்டியில் மனிதக் கழிவுகள் கலந்திருப்பது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது: கைது இல்லை, ஓராண்டு கடந்தும் முன்னேற்றம் இல்லை.

ஜனவரி 1, 2024 

மேலும் அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கும் விஷயம் என்னவென்றால்: உயர்நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவு, சிபிசிஐடி விசாரணை, குற்றவாளிகளை பிடிக்க சட்டப்பேரவையில் முதல்வர் உறுதி அளித்தும், தேசிய பட்டியல் சாதியினர் ஆணையத்தின் கவனத்துக்கு, கைது செய்யப்படவில்லை, வழக்கில் முன்னேற்றம் எதுவும் திமுகவால் ஏற்படவில்லை. ஒரு வருடம் கழித்து கூட அரசாங்கம். தமிழ்நாடு காவல்துறை இந்தியாவின் ஸ்காட்லாந்து யார்டு என்று அறியப்படுகிறது.  

ராமகிருஷ்ணன் மூலம்

தமிழ்நாட்டில் இது அரிதான சம்பவம் அல்ல: சாதிக் கொடுமைகள் மற்றும் ஒடுக்குமுறைகள் தொடர்பான நூற்றுக்கணக்கான வழக்குகள் இந்தப் பத்திகளில் முன்பு பதிவாகியுள்ளன.

இவை அனைத்தும் 1920 முதல் 1937 வரை 13 ஆண்டுகள் பிராமணரல்லாத முதல்வர்களைக் கொண்ட மாநிலத்தில் நடக்கிறது; மற்றும் நிச்சயமாக பெரியாரிஸ்ட் முதல்வர்கள் 55 ஆண்டுகள் தடையின்றி இருந்தனர், அவர்களுக்கு முன் காமராஜ நாடார் என்ற பிராமணரல்லாத காங்கிரஸின் தலைவரானார்.

கடந்த ஓராண்டுக்கும் மேலாக, நண்பர்களின் நல்லெண்ணம் இருந்தபோதிலும், இந்தத் தலைப்பில் கட்டுரைகளைத் தமிழில் மொழிபெயர்த்து வெளியிடுவதற்கான முயற்சிகள் - மிகவும் அவசியமானவை - நிறைவேறவில்லை. Countercurrents.org மற்றும் அதன் ஆசிரியர் பினு மேத்யூ வழங்கும் இந்த முயற்சியில் சேர அல்லது தன்னார்வ ஆதரவைப் பெறத் தயாராக உள்ள நலம் விரும்பிகள் வரவேற்கப்படுகிறார்கள்.     

இருப்பினும், கடந்த ஓராண்டில், சென்னை, மதுரை, கோவை உள்ளிட்ட தமிழகத்தின் பல்வேறு இடங்களில், இந்த விஷயத்தில் சில கருத்தரங்குகள் நடத்தப்பட்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.  

தற்போது கலவர நீரில் மீன்பிடிக்க பாஜக முயல்கிறது. வேட்டையாடுவதும் முயலுடன் ஓடுவதும் இரட்டை எஞ்சின் ஊக்குவிப்பாளர்களின் இரட்டை நாக்கு யுக்தியின் ஒரு பகுதியாகும். அவற்றை எதிர்கொள்வதற்கான சிறந்த வழி யதார்த்தங்களை மறைப்பது அல்ல, மாறாக நாம் கண்டறிந்த சாதிய ஒடுக்குமுறையை அம்பலப்படுத்துவதும் எதிர்த்துப் போராடுவதும் பிரிக்க முடியாதது. வர்க்கச் சுரண்டல்.அனைத்திற்கும் பிறகு தலித் உயரடுக்கு பல்வேறு துறைகளில் முதன்மையான இடங்களை ஆக்கிரமித்துள்ளது.

வேங்கைவாயல் சம்பவம் நடந்த நாள் முதல் தொடர்ந்து போலீசார் குவிக்கப்பட்ட போதிலும், கிராம மக்களுக்கு இயல்பு நிலை மழுப்பலாக உள்ளது. இந்தியன் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் உடனான உரையாடலில், சிபி-சிஐடி டிஎஸ்பி டி.பால்பாண்டி, குற்றவாளிகளை பிடிப்பதில் தாமதம் குறித்து விளக்கினார், சாட்சிகள் பற்றாக்குறையை மேற்கோள் காட்டி, இந்த வழக்கை தமிழகத்தின் சிபி-சிஐடி (குற்றப் பிரிவு-குற்றப் புலனாய்வுத் துறை) எடுத்துக்கொண்டது. ஜனவரி 14, 2022 அன்று காவல்துறை. 

Five Dalit children of the Vengavayal village in South Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district fell ill and were hospitalised on December 24, 2022, a day before Christmas. More people fell sick later. The doctors who treated the children had alerted the villagers regarding possible contamination of drinking water: To their great shock, they  discovered that the drinking water source of the Dalit families had been contaminated with human excreta. The tank was cleaned with bleaching powder on December 26, and pipe connections to the houses were replaced two weeks later.  It was a 10,000-litre tank, supplying drinki ng water to the Dalit community of around 100 people. It as an adi dravidar colony, and home to the SC Arunthathiyar community.

‘Water had turned yellow’

After doctors suggested that the drinking water source could be the reason behind the problem, a group of young men climbed the tank and inspected it.

Moksha Gunavalagan, a political activist in the area, told NDTV: “A huge quantity of feces was found dumped inside the water tank. So much so the water had turned yellow. Without knowing that, for a week or so, the people were drinking this water. When children fell ill — that’s when the truth came out.”  He further said that people kept consuming the water as they were unaware of the development. It is not yet clear who is responsible. The fence around the water tank had been opened in the last few days.

In a chat with the media outlet, the locals revealed that discrimination  prevailed for a long time in the village, as individuals from Schedule Castes have not been allowed inside the village temple for three generations.

Pudukkottai district  collector Kavitha Ramu and district police chief Vandita Pandey paid a visit to Irayur village Tamil Nadu on Dec 27 Tuesday after receiving reports of the incident. (Also spelt as Eraiyur, it is adjoining, linked village to Vengavayal dalit habitation, of Muttukadu panchayat.)

“When the young men climbed the tank, they found the lid open… No one has reported seeing anyone climb and dump the waste into the water tank,” the collector said.

A probe by district authorities also revealed deep-rooted untouchability as the local tea shop practised a two-glass system; dalits in the area were forbidden to enter the community temple. They got a case filed against the tea vendor; they also booked an “upper caste” woman concerning the temple issue. The woman claimed that the deity possessed her.

It is believed that the contamination may have been a planned attack, potentially linked to caste discrimination. Caste-based discrimination and violence are significant issues in several villages in Tamil Nadu. The dropping of human excrement in water tanks is not a new tactic in the state, said a report by IANS (Dec 29, 2022).

One year later, Express News Service,26th December 2023, from Pudukkottai reported:

“ A year has passed since human faeces were found inside an overhead tank …yet the investigation has yielded no arrests or significant breakthroughs. The incident has left both the affected SC village and nearby caste Hindu villagers in a state of disarray.”

The incident was initially probed by the Pudukottai district police and subsequently transferred to the (Crime Branch of police) CB-CID in January, 2023. The water tank is not being used currently as it is part of the evidence for the case. Despite continuous police deployment since that day, normalcy remains elusive for the villagers.

The CB-CID utilised scientific methods, including DNA tests on 31 individuals and voice tests on two. Requests for polygraph tests for 10 persons are pending. As the New Year approaches, the residents of Vengaivayal anxiously await answers.

“Government is impeding the investigation results”?

M Kathiresan, a caste Hindu farmer from Eraiyur village, said, “Our only demand is that whoever it is, they should be arrested and brought to justice. Despite investigations by the police, CB-CID, and a Commission, led by retired judge M Sathyanarayanan, appointed by the Madras High Court, no one could find anything. We suspect the government is impeding the investigation results.” He added, caste divisions have deepened in the village since the incident.

Murugan KR, an auto driver from the Vengaivayal village, said: “The culprits should be caught, but we suspect whether the government has any intention to do it. The investigation is going on the wrong pathway. Our drinking water was polluted, yet we were treated as suspects. We are victims here. Casteism persists.”

Brief timeline of Vengaivayal case

December 26, 2022: Human faeces found in water tank supplying water to SC people in Vengaivayal.

February 8, 2023: National Commission for Scheduled Castes seeks action taken report from district collector and SP Vandita Pandey.

March 29: Madras High Court appoints a one-man commission led by its retired judge M Sathyanarayanan to probe the incident.

July 8:  SC residents of Vengaivayal take DNA test as per special court order.

November 25: The court issues summons to 10 people, five from the SC community in Vengaivayal and five caste Hindus from Muttukkadu for a polygraph (lie detector) test. But SC members express reservations about the test’s efficacy; court seeks a detailed explanation on the test from the CB-CID.

December 5,8,21: CB-CID team fails to appear in court, cites Chennai flood and the Investigation officer’s medical leave.

 (polygraph test, if done against the will or without consent of the individual, it is said, amounts to an infringement of Article 20(3) of the Constitution.)

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin had assured tough action, but no progress

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Jan 11  asserted in the Assembly, following a Special Call Attention Motion, that the State would deal with an iron hand against communally divisive, anti-social elements. The CM had  immediately deputed top officials to make an on the spot assessment.

From December 26, 2022 a medical team camped in the village, implementing disease preventive measures etc.

For all the 32 houses, proper drinking water supply is on from January 5, 2023, the CM said: “Action is being taken to build a brand new overhead water tank at a cost of Rs 7 lakh. Daily, drinking water is being supplied through lorries under the supervision of a sanitary inspector.”

A Special Investigation Team has been set up, which is probing the case.

“So far, 70 people have been questioned.” He quoted Periyar’s sayings aimed at fostering brotherhood etc..and said the government would deal with an iron hand against communally divisive, anti-social elements.

The Gandharvakottai MLA, M. Chinnadurai (of CPI-M), an ally of DMK,  while speaking to IANS said, “The police have commenced an investigation and it seems that this is an act of miscreants.. Let the police find out the people behind this inhuman act and bring them before the law of the land.”

A local person, who does not want to be named, however told IANS, “This is not an act of miscreants, instead there is a planned move behind this. We got a water connection in 2017 after several years of struggle and now this has happened because someone does not like us getting a regular water supply and this is linked to caste. I expect the police to conduct an impartial investigation and bring the culprits before the public domain.”

It is to be noted that in several villages of Tamil Nadu, caste is a major factor that leads to fights and killings, and dropping human excreta in water tanks is also not the first time in the state.

(Indo-Asian News Service, 27th December 2022,) https://www.siasat.com/tn-faeces-found-in-sc-colonys-water-tank-probe-commenced-2488933/

 The Madras High Court in Madurai, had earlier ordered an investigation,  following a complaint by one Shanmugam. The complaint also mentions the practice of the ‘two-tumbler system’ in the area, for the upper and lower castes. Low castes are being banned from entering the temple. The public prosecutor told the court that three cases have been registered regarding the contamination of the water.

The DMK CM was underplaying the gravity of the situation

The incident brought to light the caste based discrimination and related untouchability still prevalent here and there, the DMK CM said in the legislature. It is an under-statement. Reality is otherwise.

Tamilnadu is said to be among the best-administered states in India: The govt bluffs; it effectively kills ‘negative’ news, with local media’s collusion and cooperation.

We had published a series of articles that mentioned hundreds of incidents including 300 plus ‘honor killings’: Caste discrimination continues from the cradle to even after death.

Tamilnadu is claimed as an advanced, developed and progressive state, but its economy, polity and culture are marked by distinct features of semi-feudalism.

Tamilnadu Governments are not merely callous, but complicit, wrote  Anand Teltumbde, after lot of observation.

Such are the socio-political realities of Periyar’s land, a century after Vaikkom temple entry, led by Gandhi and Periyar, and after 56 years of uninterrupted rule by Periyarist and dravidian parties.The reforms, social and constitutional, evidently failed. In fact, electoral, caste-based vote-bank politics revived and aggravated caste animosities.   

Show of Reform, but failure to nab culprits till now

In the aftermath of the contamination incident, the Pudukkottai district officials had facilitated the entry of Dalits from Vengavayal into an Ayyanar temple in Eraiyur where they had been denied entry for generations. Dalit residents of Vengavayal have alleged that since then, the people of Mutharaiyar and Agamudayar castes have stopped visiting the temple.

The government organised a ‘Samathuva Pongal’ (Pongal of equality) on January 17, and according to the Dalit residents, Mutharaiyar and Agamudayar women refused to enter the temple for the event, and the few dominant caste people who participated in the event refused to eat the Pongal cooked for the occasion.

A Fact Finding Committee (see below) found fault with the govt and said the above measures were diversionary, avoiding to nab the culprits.

The case was initially being investigated by an 11-member police team, but after allegations surfaced that the police officers were forcing the victims to confess that they themselves had contaminated the water tank, the case was transferred to the CB-CID, reported the web magazine, TNM, 15 Mar 2023. But allegations and doubts persisted against the CID too (see below.) .  

Political pressures are behind the investigations that led nowhere, latest reports show. Express News Service, very recently on 22nd December 2023 reported:

The hearing by a special court was adjourned for the third consecutive time – now to January 6, 2024 – after the prosecution informed the judge that the CB-CID investigating officer (IO) remained on medical leave.The IO was to present before court on Dec 22 detailed information on polygraph test that the CB-CID wants to subject 10 suspects to. 

On December 5, the police had expressed inability to appear before court as they were stranded in Chennai due to cyclone Michaung. On December 8, the public prosecutor informed that the IO, CB-CID DSP Palpandi, was on medical leave and sought a fresh date for hearing. Following this, the court adjourned the case to December 21. After being intimated during the latest hearing that the DSP remained on medical leave, Judge Jeyanthi S directed the CB-CID to appear on January 6. (We have to see if the New Year will be any different.)

Malarmannan, the advocate appearing for the suspects, argued that the CB-CID was intentionally deferring inquiry.

 Meanwhile, CB-CID sources said investigating officer, CB-CID DSP Palpandi had severe back pain and hence was on alternative medicine treatment in Madurai. In an interaction with Express, however, Palpandi explained the delay in nabbing the culprits, citing a lack of material witnesses.

Politics, pressures, protests and threats

A tense atmosphere has prevailed in  Vengavayal viilage of Muttukadu panchayat and the adjacent Eraiyur ever since the incident. As police failed to nab culprits and delayed arrests, conflicts grew.

Members of the dominant Mutharaiyar and Agamudayar castes from the neighbouring Eraiyur village launched a protest against the Dalits of Vengavayal. On March 14, nearly 300 people staged a protest in front of the Pudukkottai district Collector’s office, claiming that the Dalit residents have joined hands with ‘outsiders’ to allegedly hamper the ongoing CB-CID probe. They have even demanded that the government impose prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to restrict visitors to the village. 

thenewsminute.com, 15 Mar 2023, reported the temple entry,  facilitated by the authorities, which they were denied for generations. Dalit residents of Vengavayal however alleged that since then, the people of Mutharaiyar and Agamudayar castes have stopped visiting the temple.

The government also organised a ‘Samathuva Pongal’(Pongal of equality) on January 17, which was not acceptable to some people:  according to the Dalit residents, Mutharaiyar and Agamudayar women refused to enter the temple for the event, and the few dominant caste people who participated in the event refused to eat the Pongal cooked for the occasion.

The protests were reportedly triggered by certain recent developments in the two villages. Last week, said the TNM report of 15 Mar 2023,  members of Periyar Ambedkar Makkal Kazhagam, a local anti-caste outfit, put up posters featuring the names of three minors from Eraiyur across Pudukkottai district, alleging that they were responsible for contaminating the water tank. The dominant caste protesters from Eraiyur have demanded action against the outfit for portraying the school-going boys as culprits.

In the posters, the Periyar Ambedkar Makkal Kazhagam also alleged that Dalit residents of Vengavayal, the victim village, were being repeatedly summoned by the police over the incident and being questioned for long hours, and demanded an end to this routine. The posters also demanded that the police return the mobile phones confiscated from the Dalits who were questioned over the incident.

Speaking to TNM, Pudukkottai district secretary of Periyar Ambedkar Makkal Kazhagam PK Murugesan alleged that Muthiah (former Head of panchayat) had orchestrated the inhuman caste crime on purpose. “When our team talked to members of the Agamudayar, Mutharaiyar, and Dalit communities in both villages (Eraiyur and Vengavayal), they said that those three teenagers would often climb atop the water tank and spend a lot of time there,” Murugesan said.

He questioned the police inaction against the concerned panchayat president and block development officer on whose watch the crime was committed. He also demanded that the government appoint a Dalit person as the tank operator for the new water tank which is being constructed after the incident.(It may not be a real solution: After all, dalit individuals are hired, compromised, by the bigwigs; many atrocities happened despite them.) 

Apart from the posters, another reason for the protests was an attempt to break the water tank by members of the political party Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK). A day before the protest, on March 13, four TVK members attempted to break the overhead water tank in Vengavayal, calling it a symbol of casteism.

 Police detained the four TV  K functionaries — the party’s state youth wing secretary Muruganantham, Salem district youth wing secretary Kaviyarasan, Sivagangai town secretary Ajith Selvaraj and Puducherry youth wing secretary Arul Oli — and booked them under sections 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation) and 427 (mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The police also heightened security around the water tank.

Speaking to TNM, panchayat president Padma’s husband Muthiah alleged that the police didn’t take sufficient action against the TVK cadres, and questioned how they could enter Vengavayal when police protection has been given to the village for nearly three months. Muthiah also alleged that the Vellanur police were reluctant to file cases against those who put up the posters implicating the three minors in the crime. However, a sub-inspector of Vellanur police station denied Muthiah’s claims and said that the station is yet to receive any complaints regarding the posters. Following Tuesday’s protest, Pudukkottai Collector Kavitha Ramu has reportedly assured action against those who put up the posters.

“The boys are facing a lot of humiliation [because of the posters] and have stopped going to school,” Muthiah alleged. However, PK Murugesan of Periyar Ambedkar Makkal Kazhagam, the outfit that put up the posters, alleged that the boys had stopped going to school much earlier, ever since the contamination came to light in December.

Muthiah also alleged that since the caste crime was committed, many political organisations have been visiting the Dalit colony in Vengavayal and “instigating” the residents. He alleged that the frequent visits by politicians and activists had “disrupted” the daily life of residents of Eraiyur village, and the functioning of the Muthukadu panchayat.

Following the protest, Muthukadu panchayat president Padma and four more persons reportedly met Collector Kavitha Ramu and demanded that prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC be imposed on Vengavayal.

A Fact-finding team visited the Vengavayal village on Jan 17. 

Dalit Intellectual Collective released a 17-page fact-finding committee report (FFC)  on the issue on February 3, suggesting that the government to take action against everyone involved in it. The 11-member committee, led by Professor Lakshmanan, consisting of faculty members, research scholars from different education institutes, and journalists, made a field visit on Jan 17 and recorded the statements of the  villagers.

The team found no prior dispute between intermediate castes and Dalits that may have led to this caste crime…and indicates electoral political rivalries are apparently behind the incident. Dalits are often victims of electoral games of ruling class parties. 

The Report mentioned several incidents and personal disputes which could be the cause of this incident. It finds that the dispute between two AIADMK party functionaries, involved in local panchayat elections over the years, may have led to the inhuman act: one was Chidambaram, who has great support from the Vengavayal Dalits and was elected as Panchayat president of Muthukadu between 2006-2011 (Vengavayal falls under that  panchayat). He belongs to the Kallar community. Muthiah, who belongs to the Mutharaiyar community, was elected as Panchayat president in the 2011 elections. Now, his wife Padma is the president.

In the 2019 rural local elections, a relative of Chidambaram had contested against Muthiah’s wife Padma. Despite Padma being elected, Muthiah thought that the Dalits of Vengavayal voted for Chidambaram’s relative: many demands of the Dalit families in Vengavayal were largely neglected due to their close association with Chidambaram. In a Gram Sabha meeting on Gandhi Jayanti, the people of Vengavayal raised concerns over the funds allocated for their village, road facilities, and clean drinking water connections. But Muthiah, who was present in the meeting, allegedly did not pay heed and said, “I cannot accept your demands”.

Against this backdrop, the  water tank was contaminated with human excreta in the third week of December 2022. The FFC suggests that either Chidambaram or Muthiah could have done this to tarnish the other.

“In spite of having a good connection with Dalits in Vengavayal, Chidambaram refused to respond to our queries in all three attempts. He could’ve at least come forward and showed solidarity to those who were affected,” says Professor Lakshmanan, National Convenor of the Dalit Intellectual Collective.

Personal motive

“All the fingers are pointed towards Muthiah. But when we approached him to record his response he said, we (Mutharaiyar) may not have a good rapport with the Dalits, but we don’t stoop so low to treat them this way,” Lakshmanan told TNM.

Apart from the power tussle with Chidambaram, Muthiah has a personal dispute with a tank operator Shanmugam, who belongs to the Keezh Valaiyar (sub-caste of Mutharaiyar) community. (One Shanmugam complained on the issue to the High Court.We do not know if it is the same person.)

Shanmugam, who operated a water tank in Vengavayal, tends to bring the issues the Dalits face to Muthiah, who however didn’t like Shanmugam’s affinity with the Dalits: “Why are you worrying so much for those Pariahs when they can not have the water…They didn’t vote for us, so just relax,”..this was the response from Muthiah when Shanmugam informed him that the motor to the water tank was not working.

Shanmugam and Muthiah maintained a good friendship until Shanmugam’s son fell in love with a woman who is a relative of Muthiah. Muthiah used his power to sack Shanmugam as the tank operator and replaced him with his own community members. But Shanmugam approached the Block Development Officer (BDO) and got a working order from him, which annoyed Muthiah. He lodged a complaint against Shanmugam, and Shanmugam sought help from the villagers of Vengavayal, following which they announced a protest against Muthiah. The report cites this as one of the factors which might have led to the caste crime so that a protest could be avoided.

DMK’s silence: The govt plays reformist games but avoids punishment 

The FFC condemned the district administration which distracted the issue and focused on the temple entry of the Dalits and the double tumbler system, instead of finding the perpetrators who mixed feces with drinking water. The committee also condemned the silence of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the ruling party of the state, alleging that the  officials forced the Vengaval villagers to participate in the Samathuva Pongal, which was boycotted by Mutharaiyar and Agamudayar communities.

The committee urged the  government to take action against everyone involved in the crime. It also made 20 recommendations to the government, including compensations and medical expenses to victims.  It also asked  Rs 1,20,000 to each resident of the village as per the SC ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 2015. It asks the government to put a white paper on what the Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare has done in the past 10 years. It urged the government to sack all the members of the SC/ST commission as nobody from the commission visited Vengavayal, a “ most atrocity-prone village”, since the incident came to light on December 24, 2022.

All this happens in a State that had non-Brahmin CMs since 1920, for 13 years until 1937; and of course Periyarist CMs for 55 years uninterruptedly, who were preceded by non-Brahmin Kamaraja Nadar, a top Congress leader.

 Arguments for and against the caste census are going on even as General Election 2024 is very near, due this summer. Even BJP leaders ( for instance one Minister from UP) said they are not against it. It is part of the power games in which the poor and dalit masses are no more than ‘voting cattle’. 

Judge Jeyanthi S directed the CB-CID to appear on January 6 to advance the case in the court. We have to see if the New Year will be any different in this case.

Ramakrishnan is a political observer who contributed to the countercurrents.org. He wrote a series of articles on caste oppression under the Periyarist ruling classes of Tamilnadu.

Tamilnadu’s Caste mafia has deep roots and thrives by patronage  of ruling parties, 26/03/2022.

Brazen and unchecked casteism, even in schools of Periyarist Tamil Nadu, Dalit teen and sister hacked by dominant caste students 19/08/2023.

Courtesy : Counter Currents

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ಶನಿವಾರ ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಮೈದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ವಂಟಮುರಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳಾದ ಜಹಾಂಗೀರ್ ತಹಶೀಲ್ದಾರ್, ವಾಸಿಂ ಮಕಾಂದರ್, ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯಿತಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಸಿದ್ದಪ್ಪ ಹೋಳಿಕರ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ದೌರ್ಬಲ್ಯದಿಂದ ತಡೆಯಲು ಧೈರ್ಯ ತೋರಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ನೀಡಿದ ಪ್ರಶಂಸಾ ಪತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಆಯುಕ್ತ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಪ್ಪ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸಿದರು. ಅವರಿಗೆ 3,000 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ನಗದು ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರವನ್ನೂ ನೀಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಪಿಎಸ್‌ಐ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ ಹುಲಕುಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರ ಐವರು ಕೂಡಲೇ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಧಾವಿಸಿ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅನುಕೂಲ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡಲಾಯಿತು.

ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಕಮಿಷನರ್ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಪ್ಪ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ, ವಂಟಮುರಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯಲು ಯತ್ನಿಸಿದವರಿಗೆ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಅನುಕೂಲ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ವಂಟಮುರಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಮೂವರು ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಿಂದ ಪ್ರದಾನ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಪತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

ಪಿಎಸ್ ಐ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ ಅವರಿಗೆ 5 ಸಾವಿರ ನಗದು ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರೆ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಗೆ 4 ಸಾವಿರ ನಗದು ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ ನೀಡಲಾಯಿತು ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು. ಯಾವುದೇ ಅಹಿತಕರ ಘಟನೆ ನಡೆದರೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಭಯಪಡದೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಬಾರದು ಎಂದರು.

ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 10 ರಂದು, 42 ವರ್ಷದ ಮಹಿಳೆಯನ್ನು ಆಕೆಯ ಮನೆಯ ಹೊರಗೆ ಎಳೆದೊಯ್ದು, ವಿವಸ್ತ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ನಂತರ ಆಕೆಯ ಮಗ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಹುಡುಗಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಓಡಿಹೋಗಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಆಕೆಯನ್ನು ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಹಾಕಿ ಹಲ್ಲೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ವರದಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಬಾಲಕಿಯ ಕುಟುಂಬಸ್ಥರು ಬಾಲಕನ ತಾಯಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಭಯಭೀತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಘಟನೆಯನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುವಲ್ಲಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಟೀಕಿಸಿತ್ತು.

ಪೀಠವು ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಿತು: “ಇತರ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯವನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ? ಅವರು ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ ಭಾವನೆ ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಘಟನೆ ಮಹಾಭಾರತದಲ್ಲೂ ನಡೆದಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ದ್ರೌಪದಿಯು ತನಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಬಂದ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದಳು, ಆದರೆ ಆಧುನಿಕ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಮಹಿಳೆಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಯಾರೂ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ದುರದೃಷ್ಟವಶಾತ್, ಇದು ದುರ್ಯೋಧನರು ಮತ್ತು ದುಶ್ಶಾಸನರ ಪ್ರಪಂಚವಾಗಿದೆ.

ದಲಿತ ಮಹಿಳೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವಸ್ತ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿ ವಿವಸ್ತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರಿಗೆ ಮೂಕಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರಾಗಿ ನಿಂತ ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರಿಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ದಂಡ ವಿಧಿಸಬೇಕು ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಸಂತ್ರಸ್ತರಿಗೆ ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಹೈಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ.

ಮುಖ್ಯ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಪಿ.ಬಿ.ವರಾಳೆ ಮತ್ತು ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಸ್.ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ವಿಭಾಗೀಯ ಪೀಠ, ಪ್ರಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾದ ಸುವೋ ಮೊಟು ಪಿಐಎಲ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ವಂಟಮುರಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ ಅಥವಾ ದಂಡ ವಿಧಿಸಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದೆ. ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಘಟನೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ.

ಇದೀಗ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ತನಿಖೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಶೇಷ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಅಪರಾಧ ತನಿಖಾ ಇಲಾಖೆ (ಸಿಐಡಿ) ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಪ್ರಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಅಪ್ರಾಪ್ತ ವಯಸ್ಕ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ 13 ಆರೋಪಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಬಂಧಿಸಿದ್ತ. ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ 2 ಎಕರೆ ಭೂಮಿ ನೀಡಿತ್ತು.

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