Scheduled Castes
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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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
affirmative action beneficiary group
→
legal category → social group → |
| alsoKnownAs |
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 → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Lok Sabha
→
|
hasReservedSeatsFor |