SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (SJ&E)
SABKA BHAARAT –SAMAGRA BHARAT
BUDGETARY ALLOCATION
· The allocation for Scheduled Castes has been increased by 35% compared to BE 2016-17.
· The allocation for Scheduled Tribes has been increased to Rs 31,920 Cr and for Minority Affairs to Rs 4,195 Cr
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SC/ST STUDENTS
· Scholarships for SC/ST students – 3,30,64,900 student benefitted during 2014-15 and 2015-16 by distribution of Rs 7565 Cr (HRD)
· Under the scheme of Venture Capital Fund, 36 proposals worth Rs. 135.91 Cr have been approved for Scheduled Caste Entrepreneurs.
RESERVATION FOR DIVYANGS UP
· Reservations for Divyangs in Govt. jobs rose from 3% to 4%.
· Over 6 lakh Divyang jan have so far benefitted from 4,700 special assistance camps organized across the country since May 2014
ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN
· Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan launched by the Government on 3rd December, 2015
· Objective is to make at least 50 percent of all government buildings in the national capital and all state capitals “fully accessible” for the disabled by July 2018.
· Similar deadlines have been set to make airports and railway stations accessible to the disabled.
· Special camps organized for distribution of Aids and Assistive devices to 6 lakh persons with disabilities.
SAKHSHAM
· Scholarship scheme launched on 11 November 2014 to provide scholarship to differently abled students to pursue technical education
NIRAMAY Yojana
· Rs one lakh health insurance cover to people with autism, cerebral palsy and many disabilities
INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE established
CELEBRATIONS OF 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR:
· 14th April declared as ‘Rashtriya Samrasata Divas’.
· 26th November declared as ‘Constitution Day’.
· Gramodaya se Bharat Uday Abihiyan- 14th- 24th April 2016.
MUDRA
· MUDRA - Lending target under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana Rs. 2.44 lakh Crores.
· Priority will be given to dalits, tribals, backward classes and women (Budget 2017-18)
THE RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016
· Types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21
· Speech and Language Disability and Specific Learning Disability have been added for the first time
· Acid Attack Victims have been included
THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015
· Provides for the establishment of exclusive special courts for the speedy trial of offences of atrocities against the members of SCs & STs
· To insert a new chapter relating to “Rights of Victims and Witnesses”
· To impose certain duties and responsibilities upon the State for making necessary arrangement for protection of victims, their defendants and witnesses
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