Scheduled caste and scheduled tribes in India

The Scheduled Caste and Sche duled Tribes live in poverty and they are concentrated in low paying menial occupation. Their socio economic status do not permit them to reach better standards in life through change of occupations. The new order based on democracy and economic development has spurred them on to expect their due and more but has done very little to satisfy their raised hopes and aspirations. In the general democratic set-up of the modern Indian society, with its em phasis on political modernization alongwith the stress on educational and economic mobility of the masses, special provisions for the welfare of tha Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have got deeper, significance. The Indian Constitution provides for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the political and economic field. After independence, several schemes were launched for the betterment of Sche duled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Central and State Government are spending crores of rupees for their proper upliftment.

This collection of research papers and articles in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are multi disciplinary investigation into various aspects of presenting socio-economic problems facing by the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes in India. The contributors also suggest ways not only for removing the socio-economic inequality affecting them but also accelerating the involvement of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes in the development process of the Country.