Scheduled Caste (India)

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
Legal classification
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment_(India)
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Untouchability
gptkbp:benefit Scholarships
Subsidies
Political representation
gptkbp:censusCategory gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:eligibility Reservation in education
Reservation in government jobs
Reservation in legislatures
gptkbp:firstListedIn Government of India Act, 1935
gptkbp:foundIn All Indian states and union territories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scheduled Caste (India)
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Malayalam
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Telugu
gptkb:Urdu
gptkb:Odia
gptkb:Punjabi
Assamese
Kannada
Marathi
Other Indian languages
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Article_341_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Kanshi_Ram
gptkb:Mayawati
gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
gptkb:Jagjivan_Ram
gptkbp:notableMovement gptkb:Dalit_movement
gptkbp:population over 200 million (2011 Census)
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes_(Prevention_of_Atrocities)_Act,_1989
Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
gptkbp:purpose Affirmative action
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Harijan
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:Dalit
gptkb:Protection_of_Civil_Rights_Act,_1955
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes_(India)
gptkb:Other_Backward_Classes_(India)
Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP)
gptkbp:religionsPracticed gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Sikhism
Other religions
gptkbp:reservationStatus Varies by state
15% (central government jobs and education)
gptkbp:subject Social exclusion
Caste-based discrimination
Economic disadvantage
Educational disadvantage
Political marginalization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rajbanshi_people
gptkb:Pulayas
gptkb:Meghwar
gptkb:Musahar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7