Lok Sabha Question No. 504 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Welfare of SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. +*504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2018

## WELFARE OF SCs

## +*504. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA: ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines for the proper implementation of its various schemes implemented for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and if so, the details thereof; being
- (b) the details of monitoring device adopted/measures   undertaken by the Government to ensure properleffective implementation of the schemes by various State Governments;
- whether a large number of people belonging to SC category are below the poverty line and do not possess any assets: living
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for developing a balanced and egalitarian society in India?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI THAA WARCHAND GEHLOT)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement for answer to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 504 for answer on 03-04-2018 raised by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria and Adv. Narendra Keshav Sawaikar regarding " Welfare of SCs"

(a): NITI Aayog has of  various schemes welfare of Scheduled Castes. The details of the important guidelines issued by NITI Aayog are as follows: being

- 1 . Percentage of earmarking should not be less than 50% of the population or as decided by the Task Force, or actuals whichever is higher: Ministry/Department allocating funds for SCs at higher percentages shall maintain existing percentages.
- 2 Ministries/Departments   which earmark  the funds in the range of 0-15% for Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) should earmark at least minimum of 8.3% for the welfare of Scheduled Castes schemes.
- 3\_ Ministries/Departments which have direct Or indirect bearing on the welfare of SCs in the country; but remain outside the purview of Allocation for Welfare of Scheduled Castes (AWSC) should earmark funds to the extent 50% of population proportion of SCs:
- 4\_ Ministries/Departments which are earmarking funds in proportion to the population of SCs as per   2001 Census or closer earmark fund in proportion to population of SCs as per 2011 Census.
- 5 State-wise  distribution of allocation under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes by Central  Ministries/Departments, especially under beneficiary oriented schemes should be done in proportion to population for SCs in the respective States/UTs
- 6\_ Monitoring should be both outcome and output based and through dashboard.

(b): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has developed an online-web portal (eutthaan.gov.in)  for the   financial, physical  and outcome indicators in which all the Central Sector/Centrally Sponsored  schemes under the Allocation for (AWSC) are monitored from the year The financial progress made by the Department/Ministry is linked physical progress; the Nodal Officers of the concerned Department/Ministry have been provided user-ID & password for uploading the information directly in the portal.

(c) & (d): As per the estimates provided by the NITI the percentage of SC population below poverty line in rural and urban areas 2011-12 was 31.5% and 21.7% respectively. Aayog during

(e): The Government is implementing various socio economic and educational development programmes to ensure balanced development and create egalitarian society. In order to promote welfare schemes for the empowerment of scheduled caste beneficiaries, the  budgetary resources under the AWSC for the year 2017-18 has been fixed at Rs. 52392.55 crore which is 35% higher as compared to the previous year. During the year 2018-19, the Budget Estimate under the component has been fixed at Rs. 56618.50 crore. The higher allocation under AWSC and its monitoring which ineludes outcome of the various schemes for the welfare of Scheduled Castes ensures overall development of the target population in the country.