Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 3

Scheduled Caste Situation in India (M.P.): Present Scenario

  • Author:
  • P.S. Malviya1,, Mumtaz Zafar Siddiqui2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 313 to 315

1A.P., Physics, Govt. J.N.S. Post Graduate College, Shujalpur (MP), 465333

2A.P., Sociology, Govt. J.N.S. Post Graduate College, Shujalpur (MP), 465333

*Corresponding Author: P.S. Malviya, A.P. in Physics Govt. J.N.S. Post Graduate College, Shujalpur(MP)-465333 Email: psm_sehore@rediffmail.com

Online published on 21 November, 2013.

Abstract

The caste system in India broadly divides the population into four major groups –such as General, OBC, SC and ST's. Where Scheduled caste is group of caste that is better known as Dalits. In our constitution; fundamental rights article 17-“Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of untouchability shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law” but unfortunately till now we couldn't abolished this evil in our society. Here we have briefly discussed comparatively literacy rate (2001) of India, MP and SC's in MP and literacy rate (2011) of India, MP and SC's in India. Secondly the situation of Household by condition of census house(Census 2011) of overall India/MP and SC's households in India/MP respectively and thirdly the percentage of catagories of SC's population workers in MP.

Keywords

Dalit, Hierachies, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Oppression, Scheduled Castes (SC's), untouchable