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DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND BACKWARD CLASSES.
The District
Welfare Officer for Scheduled Castes represents this department at the
district level and Backward Classes Who is assisted by Tehsil Welfare Officers,
one in each Tehsil. The administrative control at the state level is vested
with the Director, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Haryana,
Chandigarh. The main functions of the District
Welfare Officer for scheduled castes and backward classes include creating
public opinion against untouchability and to adopt measures for the welfare
and uplift of the scheduled caste, vimukta jatis and other backward classes.
He also guards the interests of these classes against their victimization
untouchability and ejectment. The different professions adopted by these
classes include agricultural labour, sweeping and scavenging, leather tanning, shoe, making, basket and rope
making, pigs and sheep rearing, hair cutting, iron smithy and dyeing etc. The 1991 census recorded 1,89,813 persons (102741 males and
87072 females) belonging to the scheduled castes. Out of them 1,67205 persons
lived in rural areas and 22608 persons in towns. The Department of Welfare of
Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes has adopted certain measures for the
benefit of these classes in pursuance of the directive principle embodied in
the constitution of India.
ADVANCE OF LOANS (MISCELLANEOUS): - An interest free loan
to the tune of Rs. 800/- to each post-matric and Rs. 2000/- to each post-
graduate scheduled castes student is advanced for the purchase of books and
stationery articles. It is recoverable in 20 half yearly installments of its
disbursement. It is governed by the backward classes (grant of loans) act,
1957 and the rules framed there under. The Haryana Harijan Kalyan Nigam,
Chandigarh, also provides financial assistance to harijans for their
socio-economic and educational uplift. The loans are advanced at moderate
rate of interest recoverable in easy instalments, for various trades and
profession. The loan is advanced for higher studies in which case the
interest is further reduced. WIDOW DAUGHTER MARRIAGE SCHEME:- This
scheme was started in 1988 with the aim of providing financial assistance for
the marriage of daughters of widows and destitute women belonging to
scheduled caste/notified/ tapariwas community for meeting the marriage
expenses of the daughter. A sum of Rs. 42,500/- was disbursed in the year
1988 which in 1999-2000 rose to Rs. 2,70,000/- and no. of beneficiaries were
27. KANYA DAN SCHEME This
scheme has been started w.e.f. 1.11.1999 with the aim of providing financial
help on the occasion of the marriage of SC/ST girls. The grant will be
available to only these SC/ST families, which are living below the poverty
line. A sum of Rs. 3,41,700/-was disbursed to 67 beneficiaries during the
year 1999-2000. POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO SC The
objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the SC/ST
student studying at Post matriculation or Post Secondary stage to enable them
to complete their education. During the year 1999-2000 a sum of Rs. 12469/-
was disbursed to student belonging to SC Community. MERITORIOUS INCENTIVE TO SC STUDENTS WHO SECURE Ist DIVISION: - This scheme was
started in the year 1997 with the aim of providing incentive to schedule
caste students who secure Ist division in the Ist attempt from post matric to
post graduate including medical, engineering, agricultural and veterinary
classes to promote higher education among students of Haryana belonging to SC
category in Govt. as well as in recognized affiliated college/institution. A
sum of Rs. 12000/- was disbursed to the SC studying during the year 1997
which in 1999-2000 went upto Rs. 20,500 and number of student was 19. OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. Subsidy for construction of new house: - In order to provide shelter to the homeless
members of scheduled castes and vimukat jatis, subsidies are granted for the
construction of new house. A subsidy of Rs. 2000/- for the construction of a
house was given to a person who had no house of his own. The subsidy amount
of Rs. 2000/-was raised to Rs. 5000/- in each case from the year 1988-89. The
proprietary rights of the house remain vested in the Government for 20 years
after which the house becomes the property of the beneficiary. The latter, of
course has the free use of the house during this period. Industrial Training : In 1999-2000 a sum of Rs. 4,40,000/-was
spent on providing facilities for industrial training. To improve the
economic condition of the member of the scheduled castes, their young men are
trained as skilled workers by giving them training on an apprenticeship basis
in various trades in different industrial training institutions. Twenty
percent of the seats are reserved for scheduled castes & two percent for
other backward Classes. During the course of training, which varies from one
year to two years, a monthly stipend of Rs. 100/- is granted to a trainee
belonging to the scheduled castes. No stipend under this scheme is admissible
to a trainee of other backward classes. This particular scheme is calculated
to improve the status not only of the individuals concerned but also of the
families to which they belong. Last Revised On 27/02/2001 Top of the Document |