Lok Sabha Question No. 2831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Demographic Status of Scheduled Castes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2831 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2018

## DEMOGRAPHIC STATUS OF SCHEDULED CASTES

## 2831. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the demographic status of Scheduled Castes as per the latest Census, State and percentagewise;
- (b) the percentage of budget allocation for the SCs as compared to the demographic percentage, State-wise;
- (c) the findings of evaluation study entitled Evaluation of Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) conducted by the erstwhile Planning Commission; and
- (d) the number of SCs under the category of BPL/Antyodaya along with the percentage thereof and their average daily earnings?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a):  As per the Census 2011 by Registrar General of India, Scheduled Castes constitute  16.6% of the total population in the Country.
- (b):  Under the Allocation  for Welfare of Scheduled Castes (AWSC), Ministries/ Departments and Scheme-wise Budget is allocated by the Ministry of Finance in Statement 10A of the budget document.  During the year 2018-19, an amount of Rs.56618.50 crore has been allocated under the  Component  which  is  19.75% of  the  total  allocation  for  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  and Centrally Sector Schemes of the identified Ministries/Departments.
- (c):  The major findings of the evaluation study are annexed.
- (d):    The  Centrally  sponsored  scheme  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  is  implemented  by  the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. As per response received from Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the information is not maintained.

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## Annexure

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.2831 for answer on 13-03-2018 regarding 'Demographic Status of Scheduled Castes'.

The major findings of the evaluation study under the scheme of SCA to SCSP are as follows:-

- (a) The  Scheduled  Castes  (SC)  was  given  different  types  of  income  generating schemes under SCA. Most of the income generating schemes under SCA can be classified into six broad categories i.e. agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture, pisciculture, industry-service and business (ISB) and others.
- (b) The  income  generating  schemes  sanctioned  under  SCA  are  linked  with  subsidy and  the  bank  loan.  The  SCA  was  used  primarily  to  give  subsidy  and  the percentage of subsidy varied from State to State and scheme to scheme.
- (c) In  the  study,  field  team  tried  to  ascertain  the  extent to  which  the  SC's  had  been successful in registering an increase in the level of their income from the income generating schemes given to them from the Special Central Assistance (SCA). The study recorded the annual rise in income generation in five ranges;
- (i) Up to Rs 10,000/-
- (ii) Between Rs 10,001/- to Rs 20,000/-
- (iii) Between Rs 20,001/- to Rs 30,000/-
- (iv) Above Rs 30,001/-
- (v) No rise in income.

(d)The SCSP/TSP of a Gram Panchayat should lay emphasis on convergence of the schemes identified for the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes with the other similar  schemes of the sectoral departments. The schemes which cannot be  met from  the  available  resources  of  the  sectoral  departments  can  be  met  from  the Special Central Assistance which should be treated as the gap filling fund.

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