Scheduled Castes
E64341
Scheduled Castes are historically disadvantaged communities in India that receive constitutional protections and affirmative action measures, including reserved seats in legislatures, to address past discrimination and promote social equality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Castes canonical | 18 |
| Scheduled Castes in India | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
affirmative action beneficiary group
ⓘ
legal category ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dalit
ⓘ
surface form:
Dalits
SCs ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader | B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| benefitsFrom |
reservation in education
ⓘ
reservation in legislatures ⓘ reservation in public employment ⓘ scholarship schemes ⓘ welfare schemes ⓘ |
| commissionConstitutionalArticle | Article 338 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article 341 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| definedIn | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| discriminationProhibitedBy | Article 15 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion | community must be specified in the Presidential Order for that state or union territory ⓘ |
| faceIssues |
economic deprivation
ⓘ
educational disadvantage ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ |
| governedByLaw |
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
ⓘ
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ⓘ |
| hasDedicatedCommission | National Commission for Scheduled Castes ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Scheduled Castes Orders issued by the President of India ⓘ |
| hasReservedSeatsIn |
Lok Sabha
ⓘ
State Legislative Assemblies ⓘ |
| historicallyDisadvantaged | true ⓘ |
| historicallySubjectTo |
caste-based discrimination
ⓘ
untouchability ⓘ |
| identificationProcess | consultation with Governor of the concerned state ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | President of India ⓘ |
| listedIn | Presidential Orders under Article 341 ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
ⓘ
National Commission for Scheduled Castes ⓘ |
| policyInstrument | reservation policy ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
promotion of social equality
ⓘ
removal of inequalities ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| populationShare | significant minority of India’s population ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Article 17 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| protectionIncludes | abolition of untouchability ⓘ |
| reservationInLegislaturesProvidedBy | Articles 330 and 332 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| reservationPermittedBy |
Article 15(4) of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| subdividedBy | state ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
affirmative action policies in India
ⓘ
caste census and socio-economic surveys ⓘ social reform movements in India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scheduled Castes Description of subject: Scheduled Castes are historically disadvantaged communities in India that receive constitutional protections and affirmative action measures, including reserved seats in legislatures, to address past discrimination and promote social equality.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
→
protectsGroup
→
Scheduled Castes
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Scheduled Castes in India