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This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 lists 1,109 castes across 28 states. [1]
The poverty rate of SCs in Punjab was 15.6% in 2011–12, compared to the 8.2% for the whole state. The SC rate of 2011-12 declined from 38.2% in 1993–94, at the rate of 3.1%. Dalits comprise 62.3% of the total number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) in Punjab. [36]
9 Only Muslim Nat are in the OBC list; the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status. 10 The Banjara are partly Muslim, while the Mukeri are entirely Muslim. 11 The Barhai are partly Muslim; 12 The Bharbhunja are partly Muslim. 13 The Baghban are Muslim Mali. 14 The Manihar are Muslim, while the Churihar are largely Muslim.
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The functions of the committee are: [1] [4] (a) to consider and examine the recommendations contained in the reports of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Government of India, in so far as the Punjab State is concerned and which fall within the purview of the State Government, and to report to the House as to the measures that should be taken by the State ...
As of September 2020, the caste population data foreach Forward caste citizen in Punjab collected in Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 has not been released to public by Government of India. [23] [24] Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes form 63.2% of the total population of Punjab. [25]
Constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly # Constituency name Reserved for (SC/None) District [25] Lok Sabha constituency Electors (2022) [26] 1 Sujanpur: None Pathankot: Gurdaspur: 167,230 2 Bhoa: SC 182,915 3 Pathankot: None 152,519 4 Gurdaspur: None Gurdaspur: 169,628 5 Dina Nagar: SC 192,562 6 Qadian: None 181,907 7 Batala: None ...
A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include the Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 , The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc.