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Monday, November 29, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Atrocities Against Dalits

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Monday, November 29, 2010

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Atrocities Against Dalits
	15:56 IST

Percentage of Scheduled Caste population to total population as per 2001 Census, in India, and in States/Union Territories, is mentioned in the table below:

Percentage of Scheduled Caste (SC) population to total population in India and States/Union Territories, as per 2001 Census

Sl. No.		Percentage of SC population to total population
	India	16.2
States
1	Andhra Pradesh	16.19
2	Arunachal Pradesh	0.56
3	Assam	6.85
4	Bihar	15.72
5	Chhattisgarh	11.61
6	Goa	1.77
7	Gujarat	7.09
8	Haryana	19.35
9	Himachal Pradesh	24.72
10	Jammu & Kashmir	7.6
11	Jharkhand	11.8
12	Karnataka	16.2
13	Kerala	9.8
14	Madhya Pradesh	15.2
15	Maharashtra	10.2
16	Manipur	02.8
17	Meghalaya	0.5
18	Mizoram	0.03
19	Nagaland	0
20	Orissa	16.5
21	Punjab	28.9
22	Rajasthan	17.2
23	Sikkim	5.0
24	Tamil Nadu	19.0
25	Tripura	17.4
26	Uttarakhand	17.9
27	Uttar Pradesh	21.1
28	West Bengal	23.0
Union Territories
29	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0
30	Chandigarh	17.5
31	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	1.9
32	Daman & Diu	3.1
33	Delhi	16.9
34	Lakshadweep Islands	0
35	Puducherry	16.2

Information provided by National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, in regard to offences of atrocities against members of Scheduled Castes, registered by the police under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, during calendar years 2006, 2007 and 2008, is as under:

Year	Number of cases registered
2006	26665
2007	29825
2008	33367

Gender wise segregated data is, however, not available.

The above Act is implemented by the concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. They are advised from time to time to implement provisions of the Act in letter and spirit. Ministry of Home Affairs in their advisory dated 01.4.2010, addressed to Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories has inter-alia emphasized to put in place, a proper mechanism for safety and protection of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. They have also been advised that atrocity-prone areas may be identified for taking preventive measures to save life and property of members of SCs/STs.

Rule 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, notified under the Act, also provides for measures to be taken by State Government with a view to prevent atrocities on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Further, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Protection Cells in various States/Union Territories set up in accordance with Rule 8 of the said Rules, are, responsible for maintaining public order and tranquility in the identified areas. State Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committees under the Chairpersonship of the Chief Minister and District level Vigilance and Monitoring Committees under the Chairpersonship of the District Magistrate in States/UTs are also required to review implementation of the provisions of the Act.

With a view to ensure effective implementation of provisions of the Act, Central assistance to States/UTs, is also provided, for strengthening of enforcement machinery.

This information was given by Shri. D. Napoleon, the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Voice of Dalit

Dear Friends,
The bi-annual journal Voice of Dalit is being published since 2008. I am the Editor. We invited researched articles for consideration of publication on issues of dalit concern from those who are interested in the matter. Articles have to be scholarly , academic articles written from a dalit perspective with suitable notes and references given at the end. For details please communicate with me at debichat@yahoomail.com or [m] 9007952647. The website of the publishers [ MD Publications, New Delhi] at www.mdppl.com contains information of the back numbers of the journal and other matters.

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[ZESTCaste] ‘Men should not be allowed in seats reserved for women in PMPML buses’

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'Men should not be allowed in seats reserved for women in PMPML buses'
Express News Service Posted online: Sun Nov 28 2010, 06:08 hrs
Pune : Various city-based women's organisations on Saturday said the
Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) had failed to
implement the system of reserving seats for women on buses, leading to
incidents of eve-teasing. However, the PMPML administration said women
themselves should raise voice against this on the buses, but also
promised to appoint a flying squad to curb incidents of eve-teasing.
A survey by voluntary organisations working for women in the city
found that as many as 63 per cent of women commuters covered in the
survey faced eve-teasing on public transport buses in the city, while
only about five per cent said the bus conductor intervened to help
them.

Based on the survey, a dialogue between administrators and citizens
was organised at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Cultural Auditorium on Saturday
in which representatives of Aalochana, Arogya Sena, Akhil Bharatiya
Janawadi Mahila Sanghatana, Asha participated.

"Even though the PMPML administration has kept reserved seats on the
left side of the buses, the conductor cannot always keep an eye on
them. Since his main job is to issue tickets and collect money, it is
difficult for him. The women commuters as well as co-passengers should
raise a voice if any male passenger is encroaching upon the reserved
space. Even though the PMPML administration cannot do much about the
eve-teasing incidents per se, we will have to think about appointing
flying squads to curb such incidents," PMPML spokesperson Deepak
Pardeshi said.

"Many a times, even if the conductor takes the bus to police chowkies,
women do not come forward to register complaints against the
encroachers," he added

Sanyogita Dhamdhere of Centre For Advocacy and Research, said,
"Eighteen organisations together had run a signature campaign with a
list of five demands forwarded to PMPML. The demands include a
helpline for women who face sexual abuse while commuting, special
buses for women on certain routes and increasing frequency of buses,
permission for women and old people to board the buses from the front
doors, so that the incidents could be curbed."

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Subject: [ZESTCaste] Illiteracy main cause of backwardness of ST/SCs: Sociologist

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_illiteracy-main-cause-of-backwardness-of-st-scs-sociologist_1473021

Illiteracy main cause of backwardness of ST/SCs: Sociologist

Published: Saturday, Nov 27, 2010, 19:00 IST
Place: Morigaon (Assam) | Agency: PTI

Eminent sociologist TG Jogdamb today said that illiteracy was the main
cause of backwardness of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in
India.
"Successive governments have taken several populist measures to uplift
the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in the country but illiteracy remains
the main cause for their backwardness", Jogdamb said while delivering
the key-note address of an UGC National seminar on 'Scheduled Caste in
India dimension of their socio-economic mobility, inequality and
discrimination'.

Emancipation of Dalit, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other
Backward Castes (OBCs) should not be just a political slogan but
should be earnestly implemented by the authorities by primarily
focussing on eradication of illiteracy, he said.

"Dr Ambedkar has emphasized on education among all sections of people
in free India's constitution", he added.

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[ZESTCaste] Concern over ‘misuse' of SC/ST atrocities Act

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article916748.ece

SRIKAKULAM, November 27, 2010

Concern over 'misuse' of SC/ST atrocities Act

Staff Reporter

'Only five out of 45 cases filed in last one year are genuine'

Crying foul: Leaders of dalit associations submitting a memorandum to
Collector N. Srikanth in Srikakulam on Friday. — Photo: Basheer The
Police Department has expressed serious concern over rising incidents
of misuse of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act-1989 to settle
personal scores. As per the Act, the police will arrest the accused
immediately and send him/her to judicial custody. Bail will be allowed
only 20 days after the arrest. It causes mental agony among the
accused, particularly those who are arrested on a false complaint. The
department, which conducted a thorough inquiry into the grievances
under the Act, found that many complaints were lodged with
ill-motives. Only five out of 45 cases filed in the last one year
proved to be genuine while the rest aimed at only harassing their
opponents.

Srikakulam District Superintendent of Police T. Panasa Reddy asked all
the police officials concerned to book cases under IPC 177 against
persons who lodge false complaints under the Act.

Mr. Reddy said that SC/ST persons were engaged to guard disputed
lands. Cases were being registered under the Act as soon as anybody
approached them to claim the land. Higher officials in various
departments were being harassed with the frequent threat of
subordinates to file cases against them under the Act.

Warning

"We have found that a few leaders are encouraging others to file cases
under the Act to make their opponents fall in line. The police will
not be silent if the Act is misused to settle scores with rivals. The
very purpose of the Act will be defeated with false complaints," Mr.
Panasa Reddy said.

Meanwhile, a few dalit associations organised a rally urging the
government to protect their rights. They submitted a representation to
district Collector N. Srikanth seeking a direction to the police to
act swiftly when cases were filed under the Act.

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Monday, November 29, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Atrocities Against Dalits

VBA/SK

Sunday, November 28, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Voice of Dalit

[ZESTCaste] ‘Men should not be allowed in seats reserved for women in PMPML buses’

[ZESTCaste] A Dalit CEO Interview on TV in USA

[ZESTCaste] Concern over ‘misuse' of SC/ST atrocities Act

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