Social Justice and Empowerment of Disadvantaged Groups in India : Policies and Programmes 1st Edition

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In India, development planning in recent years has seen a visible shift in focus from the mere expansion of production of goods and services and the consequent growth of per capita income to planning for enhancement of human well being. Some of the important social problems like poverty, ignorance, over population and rural backwardness are of a general nature and they are influenced in varying degree by factors like squalor and bad housing, malnutrition and physical and mental ill health, neglected childhood, family disorganisation and low standard of living. For a long time, society has remained apathetic to these conditions, but with the awakening of political consciousness and the enthusiasm of organisations and workers to improve social conditions, there is a possibility of developing programmes which could gradually remedy the present situation. Indias development efforts since Independence in 1947 have not benefited different social groups equitably. Certain social groups such as Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and some sections of minorities have historically been disadvantaged and vulnerable. Then there are certain other groups which suffer from handicaps. These include persons with disabilities, older persons, victims of alcoholism and drug abuse, street children, beggars, victims of substance abuse etc. Women belonging to SCs and STs are in a far worse situation by all development indicators. Poverty and deprivation affect them more adversely. The concept of inclusive growth demands that all social groups have equal access to the services provided by public authorities and equal opportunity for upward economic and social mobility.

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Part I: Disadvantaged Groups in India: Their Problems and Government Policies/Programmes 1. Constitutional Provisions and Institutional Arrangements for Disadvantaged Groups 2. Welfare and Empowerment of Scheduled Castes (SCs) 3. Welfare and Empowerment of Scheduled Tribes (STs) 4. Welfare and Empowerment of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) 5. Socio-economic Development of Minorities 6. Economic, Social and Political Empowerment of Women 7. Protection, Welfare and Development of Children 8. Welfare and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 9. Welfare of Older Persons 10. Rehabilitation of Social Deviants Part II: Edited Extracts from India’s Five Year Plans on Social Justice and Empowerment of Disadvantaged Groups (I to XII Plan) First Five Year Plan: 1951-52 to 1955-56; Second Five Year Plan: 1956-57 to 1960-61 Third Five Year Plan: 1961-62 to 1965-66 Fourth Five Year Plan: 1969-70 to 1973-74 Fifth Five Year Plan: 1974-75 to 1978-79 Sixth Five Year Plan: 1980-81 to 1984-85 Seventh Five Year Plan: 1985-86 to 1989-90 Eighth Five Year Plan: 1992-93 to 1996-97 Ninth Five Year Plan: 1997-98 to 2001-02 Tenth Five Year Plan: 2002-03 to 2006-07 Eleventh Five Year Plan: 2007-08 to 2011-12 Twelfth Five Year Plan: 2012-13 to 2016-17 Bibliography Index