Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
ALLOCATIONS FOR SCs
Posted On:
12 DEC 2023 4:24PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment is the nodal department for Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC), which is meant specifically for welfare of SCs. Under DAPSC, 39 obligated Ministries/ Departments allocate funds under their schemes benefitting SCs as per NITI Aayog guidelines. The expenditure under DAPSC is monitored by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.
During the last five financial years percentage of expenditure made under Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC), is given in below Table:
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Year
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Percentage of expenditure made under DAPSC
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2018-19
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84.28
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2019-20
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84.86
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2020-21
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75.91
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2021-22
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87.89
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2022-23
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90.85
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*[This Data is taken from e-Utthaan portal]
Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled Cases (SCs) is part of DAPSC.
The Government has been implementing a Central Sector Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS). Now the nomenclature has been changed to National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem” (NAMASTE) from 2023-24 subsuming components of SRMS.
The provisions for providing assistance to the identified manual scavengers for their rehabilitation and achievements thereto are as under: -
- One-time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,000/- per family has been provided to all identified and eligible 58098 manual scavengers.
- Capital Subsidy upto Rs. 5,00,000/- has been provided to 2392 manual scavengers and their dependents to take up alternate self employment projects and 714 beneficiaries for sanitation related projects.
- Skill Development Training has been provided to 22294 manual scavengers and their dependents with stipend @ Rs. 3,000/- per month during the training period. The successfully trained candidates are also provided Government recognized training certificates and assistance for sustainable employments.
- Health Insurance under Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to the families of manual scavengers.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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