A STUDY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION OF SCHEDULED CASTE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TUMKUR DISTRICT

Indian caste system presents an extraordinary complex social phenomenon. The great size and spatial extension of the population concerned and the close interlocking of religious and secular features have produced a luxuriance of the local variation from which it is difficult to draw consistent featu...

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Published in:International journal of management research and reviews 2016-03, Vol.6 (3), p.371
Main Author: Lokesha, M U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to education
Caste
Discrimination
Economic conditions
Economic indicators
Education
Employment
Politics
Researchers
Society
Studies
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Summary:Indian caste system presents an extraordinary complex social phenomenon. The great size and spatial extension of the population concerned and the close interlocking of religious and secular features have produced a luxuriance of the local variation from which it is difficult to draw consistent features and give them their precise emphasis. The constitution of India is enriched with several provisions for schedule caste and schedule tribes to safeguard and promote their cultural, social, educational, economic and political interests in order to bring them in mainstream of the nation. This paper addresses the socio-economic status of the schedule caste in Tumkur district of Karnataka state (India). For accomplishing the objectives 500 scheduled castes men and women were selected. Researcher used self prepared structured interview scheduled for assessment, results discussed in following paper.
ISSN:2249-7196