NEW DELHI, December 9, 2010
Legal rights awareness camps for Dalits
Special Correspondent
In a bid to re-target and empower the Dalit population — especially in
States like Uttar Pradesh, which is bound for Assembly elections in
2012 — the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, under its new
chairman P.L. Punia, has decided to organise camps to apprise Dalits
of their legal rights.
According to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, these
awareness camps will be held in all divisions and mandals of all
States and Union Territories to disseminate information about the
rights and safeguards provided in the Constitution of India for the
Scheduled Caste population.
The Commission feels that unless the intended beneficiaries are made
aware of various government schemes and programmes, they will not be
able to enjoy their rights.
Constitutional rights include reservation in government services in
Group A, B, C & D, and human rights protection by way of the SC/ST
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the PCR Act, 1955, with
provisions for compensation.
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