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New Hostel Buildings in Southern Rajasthan to Enhance Living and Study Conditions for Tribal Students
Udaipur-The Rajasthan government has approved the construction of new hostel buildings in tribal areas to improve educational facilities for tribal students. These projects, managed by the Tribal Area Development Department, aim to replace dilapidated structures in Udaipur, Banswara, and Dungarpur districts. With a total budget of ₹13.60 crore, four new Ashram hostels will be built, providing accommodation for 300 students.
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Pragya Kevalaramani, Commissioner of the Tribal Area Development Department, stated the state has taken significant steps towards improving facilities for tribal students. As per the budget announcement, the government has issued administrative approval for the construction of four new Ashram hostel buildings in the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) area. These new hostels will replace the dilapidated buildings in Udaipur, Banswara, and Dungarpur districts. The total budget for these projects is ₹13.60 crore, and the hostels will collectively accommodate 300 students.
Hostel Reconstruction Plans
Commissioner Kevalaramani provided details on the specific locations and budgets allocated for the new hostel buildings:
Bal Ashram Hostel, Danpur, Chhoti Sarwan Panchayat Samiti, Banswara District: A hostel with a capacity of 70 students will be constructed here, with a budget of ₹340 lakh.
Bal Ashram Hostel, Kahari, Dovda Panchayat Samiti, Dungarpur District: A hostel with a capacity of 75 students will be constructed, with an allocated budget of ₹340 lakh.
Bal Ashram Hostel, Dungarsaran, Chikhli Panchayat Samiti, Dungarpur District: A hostel with a capacity of 50 students will be reconstructed, with a budget of ₹280 lakh.
Bal Ashram Hostel, Phalasia, Phalasia Panchayat Samiti, Udaipur District: This hostel will have a capacity of 105 students, and the reconstruction budget is set at ₹400 lakh.
The Public Works Department (PWD) has been designated as the executing agency responsible for overseeing the reconstruction of all these hostels.
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These new hostel buildings will significantly improve the living and study conditions for tribal students, providing them with better opportunities to pursue their education in a conducive environment. The Rajasthan government’s continued focus on tribal development is aimed at bridging the educational gap and ensuring that tribal students receive the support and infrastructure they need to succeed academically.
Bharat Bandh: SCs, STs protest against SC ruling on quota. Their 5 demands
The 'Bharat Bandh' call comes in response to the August 1 judgement of the Supreme Court, which ruled that states are allowed to make further sub-classifications within the SCs and STs
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The 'Bharat Bandh' call comes in response to the August 1 judgement of the Supreme Court, which ruled that states are allowed to make further sub-classifications within the SCs and STs
Bharat Bandh 2024: Agitating protestors seen in Patna, Bihar. (ANI)
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Why Punjab’s Dalits are a divided house over SC sub-categorisation verdict
The differences were on public display during the Bharat Bandh that had a limited impact in a state with the highest proportion of Dalits.
Elected public representatives from both clusters of Dalit sub-groups have largely remained silent about the court verdict. (File)In Punjab, which has the highest proportion of Dalits at 32% of the population, as per the 2011 Census, the two main clusters of Dalits are groups those skilled in making leather products grouped as Ramdasia, Ramdasia Sikhs, Ravidasia, or Ravidasia Sikhs, and Mazhabi Sikhs and Balmikis. While the latter two groups favour SC sub-categorisation, having first received benefits under it in 1975, the rest of the Dalit sub-groups backed the bandh call.
The strike received a partial response in the state, that too in the Doab region where the Ravidasias are the dominant Dalit group. The Malwa and Majha regions, where there are more Mazhabi Sikhs and Balmikis, remained almost untouched by the bandh. Of the approximately 88.66 lakh Dalits, Mazhabis and Balmikis form almost 40% of the SC population. However, they have little representation in government jobs and education institutions as well as in the Dalit political space in Punjab. Of the 34 SC-reserved Assembly seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly, leaders from the Mazhabi or Balmiki castes represent only eight of those constituencies. Of the four MPs from SC-reserved constituencies, all are from the Ravidasia community.
“After this uproar over sub-categorisation, political parties will think about giving appropriate representation to the Mazhabi Sikhs and Balmikis in the party structure as well as the Assembly and Parliament. The community has become more aware as there is improvement in literacy rate,” said four-time Congress MLA and former minister Raj Kumar Verka who is from the Balmiki community. Elected public representatives from both clusters of Dalit sub-groups have largely remained silent about the court verdict.
A Jalandhar-based BJP leader from the Mazhabi community said, “The bandh had a low impact as most participants in Dalit protests come from our community. But we were not part of the bandh. I do not want to speak at this moment because the decision is in our favour. It is true that our community does not have deserving representation in any field, including jobs.”
A traditional Congress vote bank since 1975 when the Giani Zail Singh-led state government directed that Balmikis and Mazhabis be granted 50% of the quota available to SCs on a preferential basis wherever possible, a section of these Dalit communities voted for the Akali Dal in the 2007 elections and in recent years the BJP has been trying to win over their support.
Dalit activist Dr Kashmir Singh said, “Their low representation in government jobs led to Giani Zail Singh to provide 50% reservation to the Mazhabi Sikhs and Balmikis in Punjab. Despite this reservation, these two communities do not have the required representation in government jobs as well as in politics.”
The Dalit activist said a few months after the Zail Singh government’s directive, reservation was limited only to recruitment in government jobs and “withdrawn from admissions in educational and vocational institutions”. “As a result, very few individuals from these communities have been recruited to date,” Dr Singh added.
One of the reasons why the leather-working castes were comparatively more advanced historically is that their trade grew during British rule because of the demand for military boots in Army cantonments. This sparked their aspiration for education for upward mobility and they started the first Dalit movement in Punjab, the Ad Dharm of Mangoo Ram, in the 1920s and enumerated themselves in large numbers in the 1931 census as Ad Dharmis.
Darshan Ratna Raavan, the most influential religious leader of Balmikis, said, “Most of the Mazhabi Sikhs and Balmiki community leaders in different parties are only symbolic faces. They are not real leaders. We agree with the argument of the Bandh-supporting Dalit organisations about the creamy layer. But we will not tolerate any opposition to sub-categorisation in reservation. It is our right. Our next move will be to push for the implementation of this sub-categorisation in the electoral system. Of the four SC-reserved seats in Punjab, two should be for us.”
He added, “My biggest fear is that the BJP can prey on our community as they have been sending RSS preachers among them. If other parties prefer to remain silent on the rights we deserve, it will be their loss.”
In an article for The Indian Express on August 11, Raavan reasoned that sub-quotas would not affect Dalit unity and said the day Mahadalits — the most backward among Dalits — “make economic, social, educational and political progress, the power of the entire Dalit society will increase”.
Minor Dalit girl raped in Agra, Mayawati gave this demand to UP government while advising it
Agra Rape Case: Mayawati has expressed grief over the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Agra. She said that the condition of women’s safety is also very bad in UP. Action has been demanded against the culprit.
Mayawati On Agra Rape Case: A case of rape of a minor Dalit girl has come to light in Sadar Bazar police station area of ????Agra district. Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has expressed grief over this matter. She has asked the government to take strict action against the accused in the rape case of the minor. Along with this, she also raised questions on the safety of women in UP.
On the Agra rape case, Mayawati said, “The condition of women’s safety is also very bad in UP. The incident of rape of a minor Dalit girl in Sadar Bazar police station area of ????Agra district is very sad and highly condemnable. The government should take strict legal action against the culprit and also take such measures so that such incidents do not happen in future.”
Mayawati expressed grief over the Agra rape case
BSP supremo Mayawati has demanded strict legal action against the culprit from the UP government regarding the Agra rape case. She also said about this incident that the incident of rape with a Dalit girl is sad and condemnable. She has appealed to the government to take such measures so that such incidents do not happen in future.
Rape of 11-year-old girl
Let us tell you that an 11-year-old minor girl has been raped in Agra. A young man living in the girl’s neighborhood took her to an empty house by luring her and raped her and fled from there. The girl, who reached home, told her family about the entire incident. After which the family filed a case with the police. The police registered a case on the complaint and investigation has been started in the matter.
The girl admitted to the hospital
After the rape, the girl swelled a lot and she reached home in this condition. According to the information, the condition of the girl is said to be bad. Her health is bad due to bleeding. After which the girl’s family admitted her to the hospital. The girl’s treatment is going on. At present, her health seems to be improving.
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16-year-old girl raped in Agra; police arrest ex-BJP leader’s driver
The BJP said Premchand Kushwaha, the former general secretary of its Agra unit, is not associated with the party.
As per the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the area police station on Wednesday night, the victim left her home at around 8 pm on the day. (Representational Image)“We have arrested the driver and named the nephew in the FIR. Our investigation is continued and none of those involved will be spared if found guilty in our investigation. The medical examination of the victim has been conducted at the government hospital while the accused has been sent to jail. Besides the rape, the accused has also been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Acts,” said Sukanya Sharma, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).
As per the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at the area police station on Wednesday night, the victim left her home at around 8 pm on the day. When she did not come back till late at night, her relatives searched for her but in vain. They were told that she was seen near the marriage hall and when they reached the premises, the main gate was not opened.
A few people from the crowd scaled the back wall of the hall, entered the premises, and found the girl unconscious in a room there. The angry crowd then laid siege to the area police station and demanded that the driver and Aakash be arrested soon and the marriage hall should be bulldozed.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati in a post on X condemned the rape of the girl and demanded that the government must take measures to ensure that such incidents do not happen in future.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party said Premchand Kushwaha, the former general secretary of the BJP’s Agra unit, is not associated with the party. “He had been expelled by the party two years ago for anti-party activities,” said Giriraj Kushwaha, the BJP Agra unit chief.
Touchables vs Untouchables: A Case for Reviewing the SC List of Karnataka
Dalit sub-groups in Karnataka have been demanding the removal of ‘touchable’ castes such as Lambani, Bhovi, Koracha, and Korama from the SC list, accusing them of cornering reservations meant for ‘untouchable’ castes.
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The fundamental premise for creating Schedule Caste (SC) lists (state-wise) was the deprivation and marginalisation due to the practice of ‘untouchability’. However, various Dalit organisations in Karnataka are now demanding a re-categorisation of SCs in the state. They claim that certain ‘touchables’ were included in the SC list, resulting in them cornering reservation benefits. This has led to a demand for the removal of these castes from the SC list.
The recent seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court has reignited the debate on backwardness and marginalisation with its sub-categorisation ruling. Justice Gavai stated in his judgement that “hardships and the backwardness which these categories have suffered historically would differ from category to category.” The judgement recognises the historical differences in suffering among various categories and is a significant step towards understanding the nuances of marginalisation.
In this context, it becomes crucial to re-evaluate the creation of the SC list, especially in Karnataka, to address the demand for the exclusion of certain castes from the SC list.
Evolution of the Scheduled Castes list
The genesis of the terminology of Scheduled Castes can be traced back to British India when it was decided to conduct the Census, and the authorities then could not categorise a specific section of the community. The Census Commissioner 1911 carried out the first attempt to enumerate the ‘untouchables’. The Superintend commissioner made the following criteria for the enumeration:
Those who do not receive a Mantra or are served by the Brahmin.
Those who do not accept the supremacy of Vedas.
Those who are not allowed to worship Hindu gods and whose entry into temples was prohibited.
Those who do not worship cows, eat beef and bury their dead.
In the 1931 Census, survey appendices used the term ‘exterior castes’. According to this, the following criteria for the enumeration were used:
Those whose contact leads to the purification rituals by the upper caste Hindus.
Those with separate wells are not allowed to enter temples or schools, and are excluded in such a fashion.
Caste composition was different in different provinces. Therefore, preparing a detailed central list with all the enumeration criteria was impossible as the caste composition varies, as did the criteria. Consequently, it was decided that the enumeration with the above broad guidelines will be carried out at the provincial level with the proper investigation at the local level. The castes that fulfilled the above criterion were categorised as the ‘depressed class.’
According to the Government of India (Scheduled Castes) Order released in 1936, castes holding the above criterion were declared Schedule Castes for the first time. However, the Schedule caste term was first used in the Government of India Act 1935. Article 341 of the Indian constitution speaks of the Schedule Castes. The constitution of India borrowed the term Scheduled Caste for official and legal use from the Government of India Act 1935.
Touchables in the SC category
The state of Karnataka came into existence in 1956 with the integration of certain parts of five States – Madras, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Maharashtra and Kodagu with the former State of Mysore. The former State of Mysore ruler, Sri Krishna Rajendra Wodeyar, was considered a benevolent king who cared for the development of the oppressed and suppressed class.
In 1921, he categorised a separate class called the depressed class, including seven castes: Adi Andra, Adi Dravida, Adi Karnataka, Lambani, Bhovi, Koracha and Korama, among Hindus. After the constitution came into force, the President of India notified the Scheduled Castes order in 1950.
The castes included in the SC list were based on the recommendation of then Raja Pramukh of the State of Mysore. Therefore, the four castes, namely Lambani, Bhovi, Koracha and Korama, who were absent from the Scheduled Caste list in other parts of Karnataka or States like Andhra Pradesh or Maharashtra, found themselves in the Karnataka SC list.
Later, the Karnataka Backward Classes Commission established in 1976, under the chairpersonship of L.G. Havnur, recommended that,
“The Lamanis and Voddars, who are now Scheduled Castes under Article 341, in so far as the Old Mysore area is concerned, do not suffer from the stigma of untouchability, nor their occupations considered unclean.”
The commission further states,
“Their grievance is that if in the enumeration of Scheduled Castes untouchability was the sole criterion, the inclusion of touchable castes like Lamanis and Voddars has resulted in the deprivation of their (other SC castes) legitimate share in all fields. Our Commission feels that the grievance of the untouchable Scheduled Castes is not without reason. And their grievance is legitimate.”
In 2006, the Karnataka government formed the AJ Sadashiva Commission in 2006 to examine the reservation among SCs in Karnataka. The commission recommended sub-classifying SCs into four sub-categories: Right, Left, Touchables, and Other Dalits. The Sadashiva Commission’s use of the term ‘touchable’ to sub-classify a section of SCs is an oxymoron!
Various Dalit organisations in Karnataka – Karnataka Asprushya Samaj Mahasabha, Ambedkar People’s Party (APP) and All-India Ambedkar Kranthi Dal – have been opposing the inclusion of these castes in the SC list and have already taken legal recourse. They claim that the inclusion of Lambani, Bhovi, Koracha, and Korama in the SC list in Karnataka was a bureaucratic error, and it was not based on deprivation due to the practice of untouchability.
Conclusion
The creation of the SC category distinct from the ‘Savarnas’ was based on ‘untouchability’. The underlying principle was that the untouchability and hierarchical dominance of Savarnas had led to social, religious, professional and occupational backwardness of the SCs.
As per various Dalit organisations in the case of Karnataka, this essential premise of ‘untouchability’ and ‘backwardness’ was not followed when creating the SC list. They claim touchables enjoy reservation benefits and do not face deprivation due to ‘untouchability’. The inclusion of touchables in the SC list is a clear violation of the very foundational premise of the SC list.
In its recent judgement, the Supreme Court acknowledged that SCs are not a homogeneous group and that state governments can sub-classify and give more consideration to marginalisation. This opens the door for the Karnataka state government to revisit the SC list.
The state government can form an independent committee to scientifically assess whether ‘touchables’ are included in the SC list. If the committee concludes the inclusion erroneous, then the state government should revisit its SC list and ensure the exclusion of ‘touchables’ from the SC list.
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SC/ST commission urges govt. to ensure equal access to public utilities for all
Updated - August 22, 2024 07:03 pm IST
Published - August 22, 2024 07:02 pm IST - Chenna
The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has urged the State government to ensure that there is no discrimination against any group in educational institutions and graveyards, and that every community has equal access to State government offices, hospitals and schools, which should be situated at a convenient distance from their place of dwelling.
In a press release, the commission said that it had been 100 years since the renowned political icon, Rettaimalai Srinivasan, presented a draft law giving Scheduled Caste people the right to access public spaces freely.
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