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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.
Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to the 2001 Census of India in Delhi. Scheduled Caste Population 2001 Ad-Dharmi 5,832 Chadar 1,513 Aheria 13,147 Balai 90,010 Banjara 15,873 Bawariya 10,164 Bazigar 315 Bhil 2,202 Chamar 893,384 Balmiki 515,561 Dhanuk/Dhanak 68,317 Dhobi 137,299 Dom 3,237 Gharrami 221 Julaha (Weaver) 60,496 Kabirpanthi 6,105 Kachhandha ...
The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in 2004 with Suraj Bhan as the chairman. The second was constituted in May 2007 (chairperson: Buta Singh); the third from October 2010 (P. L. Punia); and the fourth from 2013, also with Punia as chairperson.
The following are the functions of the commission: [1] To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government and to evaluate the working of such safeguards;
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Following is the list of the constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. At present, 12 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes .
Forward caste (or General caste) [1] is a term used in India to denote castes which are not listed in SC, ST or OBC reservation lists. They are on average considered ahead of other castes economically and educationally.
Caste panchayats, based on caste system in India, are caste-specific juries of elders for villages or higher-level communities in India. [1] They are distinct from gram panchayats in that the latter, as statutory bodies, serve all villagers regardless of caste as a part of the Indian government, although they operate on the same principles.