Government Implementing Various Measures for Welfare of SCS
The
State-wise and percentage-wise details of the total population of the Scheduled
Castes (SCs) in the Country as per Census 2011 are:
|
Sl. No
|
State/UT
|
Total SC Population
|
% of SC population
|
|
1
|
Andaman and Nicobar
|
NIL
|
Nil
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13878078
|
16.41
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
2231321
|
7.15
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
16567325
|
15.91
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
199086
|
18.86
|
|
7
|
Chattisgarh
|
3274269
|
12.82
|
|
8
|
Dadar and Nagar Haveli
|
6186
|
1.80
|
|
9
|
Daman and Diu
|
6124
|
2.52
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
25449
|
1.74
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
4074447
|
6.74
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
5113615
|
20.17
|
|
13
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1729252
|
25.19
|
|
14
|
J&K
|
924991
|
7.38
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
3985644
|
12.08
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
10474992
|
17.15
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
3039573
|
9.10
|
|
18
|
Lakshadweep
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
19
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
11342320
|
15.62
|
|
20
|
Maharashtra
|
13275898
|
11.81
|
|
21
|
Manipur
|
97042
|
3.78
|
|
22
|
Meghalaya
|
17355
|
0.58
|
|
23
|
Mizoram
|
1218
|
0.11
|
|
24
|
Nagaland
|
Nil
|
NIl
|
|
25
|
Delhi
|
2812309
|
16.75
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
7188463
|
17.13
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
196325
|
15.73
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
8860179
|
31.94
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
12221593
|
17.83
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
28275
|
4.63
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
14438445
|
20.01
|
|
32
|
Tripura
|
654918
|
17.83
|
|
33
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
41357608
|
20.70
|
|
34
|
Uttarakhand
|
1892516
|
18.76
|
|
35
|
West Bengal
|
21463270
|
23.51
|
|
|
All India
|
201378086
|
16.63
|
Government
is implementing various educational and economic measures like Scholarship and
Free Coaching Schemes, Construction of Hostels for students, Concessional Loans
etc for SCs in order to increase opportunities and scope for their employment
and economic upliftment. Proportionate reservation has been provided for SCs in
the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. There is also a provision of
reservation @ 15% for SCs in Central Educational Institutions and posts and
services under the Central Government.
This information was given by the
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a
written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
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VBA/ASB
(Release ID :116684)