COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES 1977-78 (Fifth Legislative Assembly) SECOND REPORT [Presented to she Legislature on 30-12-1977) NIEPA DC ■Hill D04107 ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATURE (ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT) PUBLIC GARDENS HYDERAB AD-500' 00^ 3 ^ 2 - Mb. National Systems Unit., National Institute of Educational Planning snd A ministration 17-B,SdAu.h;ndjp J^sarg.^cwDclhi-UOOl# DOC. N CoisrtENtg. Composition of the Committee .. .. .. v-vi INTRODUCTION: .. vii I.. Introductory .. .. .. .. 1-4 m . Reservation of posts for Scheduled Castes is : (i) Departments of Secretariat .. .. 5 (ii) Directorates .. .. .. ., 6-10 (Hi) District Offices .. .. .. 10-12 (iv) Corporations and Public Undertakings 12-18 (v) Co-operative Institutions . .. .. 18-27 HI. Admissions to Medical Colleges .. .. 28-30 W . Cases of atrocities and untouchability against Scheduled Castes. .. .. .. .. 31-43 / W. Problems of Scheduled Castes residing in Scheduled areas. .. .. .. .. .. 44-47 Summary of recommendations APPENDICES : I„ Statements showing short fall in filling up the posts reser­ ved for scheduled castes candidates and backlog in various categories of posts to be cleared by ap­ pointing Scheduled Caste Candidates in : (fl) Departments of Secretariat .. 66-67 {b) District Offices .. .. 68-82 (c) Corporations and Public Undertakings.. .. 83-86 II. List of Offices where Rosters have not been maintained in the prescribed proforma. .. 87-91 iii IV PAOas III. Directive to Co-operartive Institutions from Food and Agriculture (Co-operation-lV) Department in G. O. Ms. No. 55, dated 1-2-1977. .. .. 92-95 IV. Statement showing the bogus caste certificates alleged to have been given in adfnissions-to Medical Colleges. .. 96-135 V. Statement showing the cases of atrocities and untouch- ability against Scheduled Castes : A. Atrocities. .. .. .. .. 136-207 B. -Untouchability .. .. 208-283 Cm iPO Sm O N OF THE COMMITTEE ON WELFAltE OF SCHEDULED CASTES (1976-77.) (Constituted on 30th March, 1976.) CHAIRMAN : Dr. K. Lingaiah MEMBERS : ^Legislative Assembly : Sri G. Venkanna Sri M. Yellappa Sri K. Someswara Rao Sri S. Ramachandra Reddy Sri G. Suryanarayana Sri S. Papi Reddy Smt. V. Mankamma Sri V. B. Tirumalaiah jLegishtive Council: Sri T. Jiyyar Das Smt. T. N. Sadalakshmi Sri K. Subba Rao Legislature Secretariat: Sri G. Ramachandra Naidu, Secretary (upto 30th April, 1977) Sri K. Sriramachari, Secretary Sri D. L. Narasimham, Deputy Secretary Sri Md. Ghouse Khan, Assistant Secretary (upto 14th February, 1977) Sri J. V. Ramana Murthy, Assistant Secretary Sri M. V. Hanumantha Rao, Section C^QS^r VI COMPOSITION OF THE COMMHTTE ON WELFiAIREE OP SCHEDULED CASTES (1977-78.) (Constituted on 22nd July, 1977.) CHAIRMAN : Dr. K. Lingaiah MEMBERS: Legislative Assembly : Sri M. Yellappa Sri V. Muniswamappa Sri A. Kotaiah Sri Komaram Ramaiah Smt. T. E. S. Ananda Bai Smt. V. Mankamma Sri G. Suryanarayana Sri B. Ramasarma Legislative Council: Sri P. V. Chalapathi Rao Smt. J. M. Rajamani Devi Sri T. Jiyyar Das Legislature Secretariat: Sri K. Sriramachari, Secretary Sri D. L. Narasimham, Deputy Secretary Sri J. V. Ramanamurthy, Assistant Secrertary (upto 31-8-1977 Sri M. Viswajaatham, Assistant Secretary Sri M. V. Hanumantha Rao, Section Officer (upto 12-112-1977) Sri V. S. R. Sarma, Section Officer INTRODUCnON. I, the Chairman of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes having been authorised by the Committee to present the report on their behalf do now present this Second Report on such aspects as the re­ presentation given to Scheduled Castes in Services in Government Departments, Public Undertakings, Corporations, Statutory Bodies and in admissions to Medical Colleges, the instances of atrocities and untouchability and the problems of Scheduled Castes residing in the Scheduled areas. This report relates also to the work done by the pre­ vious Committee constituted in March, 1976 to the extent it was not covered in its first report. The Committee held 66 (Sixty six) sittings in all. The Committee visited many Departments, and Corporations and also Districts viz. Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar Adilabad and Medak in May to June, 1977 and Prakasam, Nelloree Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar in August, and September, 1977 to ac­ quaint themselves with the implementation of reservation in Services for Scheduled Castes and the Socio-economic conditions of the Sche­ duled Castes in various Government Offices, Departments and other Institutions. The report was considered and adopted by the Committee on 28th December, 1977. A summary of conclusions and recommen­ dations contained in the report is appended. The Committee wishes to express its thanks to the Director of Social Welfare, who has assisted the Committee in its deliberations. The Committee is also thankful for the valuable assistance rendered and co-opeiation extended by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Officers and Staff of the Legislature Secretariat, during its functioning and tj^ preparation of the report. K. LINGAIAH, Chairman, Committee on welfare of Scheduled Castes. Hyderabad, Dated 28th December, 1 ^ . INTRODUCTORY. 1.1. It is not uncomTuon in the m3st civilised countries to evaluate the status of persons on such considerations as their economic conditions or degree of intelligence or the colour of the skin. But a peculiar aspect of the soaial history of our country happens to be the stratification of certain sections of the society and the seclusion of some others from the mainstream by virtue of their birth in some com­ munities. 1.2. Determination of ceitain persons as outcastes by virtue of their being bom in a particular commimity is anathema to civilized thinking. Unfortunately, this practice is in vogue in our society. 1.3. How this development came into being is too difficult to ex­ plain here. Whatever factors had been responsible for this abominable development, this had done irreparable damage to the very fabric of harmonious living in our society. The vested interests bad taken undue advantage of this, made these communities believe that their misery and plight were the result of divine dispensation and deprived them of their initiative, self-respect and civilized thinking. And their artifi­ cially determined status which was worse than the most miserable form of slavery had made them take up to such types of occupations which ultimately segregated them from the civilized community. 1.4 This unnatural and uncivilized development was noticed by the Social Reformers and thinkers but somehow for quite a long time they could not venture or, atleast, do much to eradicate this social evil. In the recent past some socml reformers and workers with good determi­ nation took upon themselves and made very sincere eflbrts to make the elite of the society realise the need for t"eating all as equals. The people suffering from these indignities incic c ntal to their being part of this degraded class and society realised to some extent, the need for becoming aware of their conditions and to strive for getting themselves liberated from the state of bondage. In this process quite a few of them as a matter of sheer necessity and sometimes due to force of circumstances left the very fold of Hinduism ?.nd joined the other religions like Chiis- tianity. 1.5 A few great people like Mahatma Gandhiji took upon themselves the responsibility of convincing the elite and the enlightened in the— Hindu society the need for change of heart on their part and for work­ ing for the betterment of these people who were in a state of desperation and misery. A few great persons coming from the same downtrodden 1 3124—1 communit>, particxilarly, Dr. Ambedkar rebelled and fought for certaini rights and protections for the weaker communities. When all this was; happening, the country itself was passing through a great phase. 1.6 On our country attaining independence and our taking the; responsibility of administering ourselves, the need for ensupng some sort of equality and minimum standards of life, in keeping with our culture and civilized thinking was felt. With the active participation of everybody including Dr. Ambedkar and other eminent National leaders, we had a Constitution given to ourselves, incorporating therein the need for securing certain protection for the suffering communities. Particularly, the founding fathers of our Constitution took a decision to eradicate the evil of untouchability in the society and incorporated it suitably in the Constitution. In furtherance of this Constitutional prescription, in the year 1955, the Untouchability Offences Act was passed by the Parliament. 1.7 Ever since, the Central and State Governments have been not only trying to implement the legal provisions, treating practice of untouchability as an offence, but have been trying to bring in a frame work to involve the elite of the society in gjving effect to the constitu­ tional provisions. It was realised that statutory abolition of the evil of untouchability and the implementation of the provisions of the Act alone would not free the unfortunate communit’es from their local dis- aWlities and economic poverty. The administration has therefore taken oa themselves the task of improving the social and economic status of these communities by providing them facilties of education, jobs to some exteat and by introducing some economic support programmes. All such measures appear to have not made much impact on these com­ munities. Peculiarily some of the Caste Hindus in the society have not been ablj to foreget the unholy past very easily.