Question

what measures were taken to uplift the scheduled caste and tribes



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Answer 1

Explanation:

The important measures taken are:

ADVERTISEMENTS: (ii) Protection from social injustice and various forms of exploitation, (iii) Throwing open to them religious institutions of public character, (iv) Removal of restrictions on their access to wells, tanks, shops, restaurants and roads, etc.

The Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atroci­ties) Act, 1989 has described the following acts as punishable crimes:

(1) Forcing an SC/ST person to eat or drink some disgusting substance.

(2) Throwing in the house or the neighbourhood of an SC/ST person refuse, rubbish or dead animal, etc. which may humiliate, harm or anger him.

(3) Taking away clothes forcibly from the body of an SC/ST person and making him naked; or blackening his face and taking him round the pub­lic places.

(4) Forcibly occupying and cultivating the land of an SC/ST person owned by him or allotted to him.

(5) Usurping the land/property of any SC/ST person.

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(6) Compelling an SC/ST person for forced labour (begar) or using him as a bonded labourer.

(7) Preventing an SC/ST person from voting, or forcing him to vote for a particular person.

(8) Committing any act against an SC/ST person which may be distressive or punishable.

(9) Humiliating a SC/ST person.

(10) Molesting an SC/ST woman.

(11) Sexual harassment of an SC/ST woman.

(12) Polluting the drinking water used by an SC/ST person.

(13) Forcing an SC/ST person to leave his house, neighbourhood or his village.

The machinery for safeguarding the interests of the SCs (and STs) has been created in the form of setting up a Commissioner for SCs and STs and recently a National Commission for SCs and STI This Commission functions as an advisory body on issues/policies related to the develop­ment of the SCs (and STs). The State governments have separate departments to look after the welfare of the SCs (and STs and OBCs).

A number of voluntary organisations are also engaged in promoting the wel­fare of these people. The important organisations of an all-India character include: The Harijan Sevak Sangh, Delhi, the Hindu Sweepers Sevak Samaj, New Delhi, and the Bhartiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh, New Delhi. The expenditure on the welfare of SCs (and STs) is given special attention in the Five Year Plans. The size of investment on the special programmes has increased from First Plan to Ninth Plan

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Answer 2

Answer:

THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WERE TAKEN TO UPLIFT THE SCHEDULED CASTE AND TRIBES

• SEATS HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR THE SCHEDULED CASTE IN THE LOK SABHA AND STATE ASSEMBLIES TO FOSTER THEIR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.
• EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR THEM IN THE GOVERNMENT AND SEMI GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
• CONCESSIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESERVATION HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THEM IN THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
• UNTOUCHABILITY HAS BEEN ABOLISHED IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES HAVE BEEN THROWN OPEN TO ALL.
• ACTS SUCH AS PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO ERADICATE THE EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICES AGAINST THEM.