Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
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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:

Year

Percentage of expenditure made under DAPSC

2018-19

84.28

2019-20

84.86

2020-21

75.91

2021-22

87.89

2022-23

90.85

*[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: -

  1. One-time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,000/- per family has been provided to all identified and eligible 58098 manual scavengers.
  1. 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.
  1. 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.
  1. 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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