This important and comprehensive book documents the status of Dalits (or Scheduled Castes) in contemporary India. It delineates the economic and social status of Dalits and charts the change in their status since 1947 with respect to important indicators of human development. By providing state-wise (and, where possible, district level) data, the author reveals the inter-state patterns and intra-state variations across the country. The author covers all the important parameters including: - Demographic profile - Gender dimension - Employment - Ownership of land - Poverty - Literacy and Education - Health - Civil Rights The detailed conclusion outlines the sort of policies that are required to facilitate the empowerment of Dalits. INDICE: IntroductionGovernment Policy towards the Scheduled CastesDemographic Profile: Pattern and ChangeGender Dimension of the Scheduled Caste Population in IndiaLevel and Pattern of UrbanisationOccupational PatternOwnership of Agricultural Land: Landless and Near-Landless Rural Labour: Magnitude and CharacteristicsEmployment and Unemployment Rate-Rural and UrbanEmployment under Reservations in the State and the Public SectorIncidence of Poverty-Aggregate and by Economic GroupsLiteracy and Education LevelHealth Status and Access to Health ServicesAccess to Civil Amenities: Housing, Water and ElectricityStatus of Civil RightsConclusion and Policy Directions
- ISBN: 978-0-7619-3552-0
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 488
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