Research Study on Livelihood Options Assets Creation out of Special Component Plan (SCP) & Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) Schemes and its Impact among SCs and STs in India Sponsored by: Planning Commission Government of India Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi 110 001 Socio Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS) RZF – 754/29, Raj Nagar II, Palam Colony, New Delhi 110045 Planning Commission Government of India Yojana Bhawan New Delhi 110 001 RESEARCH STUDY ON LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS, ASSETS CREATION OUT OF SPECIAL COMPONENT PLAN (SCP) & TRIBAL SUB PLAN (TSP) SCHEMES AND ITS IMPACT AMONG SCs AND STs IN INDIA November 2007 Socio Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS) RZF - 754/29 Raj Nagar II, Palam Colony New Delhi – 110045 (INDIA) Email:
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[email protected] Socio Economic and Educational Planning Commission Development Society (SEEDS) Government of India ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Special Component Plan ( recently changed to Scheduled Caste Sub Plan) and Tribal Sub Plan is a comprehensive strategic approach adopted by Government of India for the welfare and development of SCs & STs in the country. We are thankful to Planning Commission, Government of India for awarding the “Evaluation Study of Livelihood Options, Assets Creation out of Special Component Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) schemes & Programmes and its impact among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India” to our organisation. This being a research study with intensive field works in 7 sampled states viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Orissa, Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu, covering some of the very remote and difficult areas, the help received from various state and district officials of the different departments including Social & Tribal welfare department were very valuable.