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Problems faced by scheduled caste people in goa

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Answered by AnjaliRaut
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Following castes are commonly known as Harijans or Dalits.

Bhangi, Chambhar (Hadi), Mahar, Mahyavanshi (Vankar), Mang :- They are the different scheduled castes .

The problems faced are:

1. Social Problem: 
These problems pertained to the concept of purity and pollution. The untouchables were given a very low position in the society. The  high-caste Hindus maintained a social distance from them. They were  denied many basic amenities of life which were accorded to the  high-caste Hindus. They were dependent on the tradition of Hindus for  items of food and drink.

2. Religious Problems: 
These  pertained to the denial of the right of entering temples which were  exclusively served by the high-caste Brahmins. The untouchables were  neither allowed to enter the temples nor served by the Brahmins. They  had no right to worship the Gods and Goddesses in the temple.

3. Economic Problems:
They  suffered from many economic problems. They had to face many economic  hardships and they were not given proper reward for their service.  Traditionally, untouchables were deprived of landed property of their  own. They were not allowed to carry on any business. They were not  permitted to engage themselves in the professions which were being  carried out by the people of other castes.
The untouchables were  not free to choose any occupation according to their own ability they  had to clean the streets, remove dead cattle and to undertake heavy  agricultural work. Mostly they were landless labourers. They worked in  the fields of high- caste Hindus as labourers.

4. Public Disabilities: 
Harijans  had to face many public indignities because they were denied the right  to use the services of public utilities like wells, public transport as  well as educational institutions.

5. Educational Problems: 
Traditionally  the untouchables were deprived of getting education. They were not  allowed to use public educational institutions. Even today most of the  illiterates are untouchables.
Describing the conditions of  Harijans, K.M. Pannikar has remarked, their position, when the system  functioned in its pristine glory, was in many ways worse than that of  slavery. The slave at least was a chattel of the master and therefore,  he stood in an individual relation to his owner.



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