Educational status of scheduled caste women in four eastern states of India

Scheduled Caste people were the most depressed class in Indian society. They were called untouchables or outcastes. Women's position was further depressed. In this article scheduled caste women's position was compared with scheduled caste males’ and general caste women's position. Comparison was done for four eastern states of India over a thirty year period. The states were chosen as Assam, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal and the period taken under consideration was from 1991 through 2011.