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STUDY REPORT Crimes and Atrocities against SCs & STs with special reference to implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act, 1955 and the Prevention of Atrocities (POA) Act, 1989 in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh Sponsored by: Planning Commission Government of India Yojana Bhawan New Delhi 110 001 Conducted by: Socio Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS) DDA Flat # 210, Pocket 13, Dwarka Phase - I, New Delhi -110 045 Sponsored by: Planning Commission Government of India Yojana Bhawan New Delhi 110 001 Study Report on the Crimes and Atrocities Against SCs & STs with Special Reference to Implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Orissa, Chhatisgarh and Uttar Pradesh 2012 Conducted by: Socio Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS) DDA Flat # 210, Pocket 13, Dwarka Phase - I, New Delhi -110 045 Email: [email protected]; Phone: +91-11-25030685 P a g e |ii Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Constitutional Safeguards 1 1.3 PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 2 1.4 Responsibility for Implementation of the Act 3 1.5 Present scenario 4 1.5.1 Types and Rates of Crimes against SCs and STs 5 1.5.2 The Scheme of Relief and Rehabilitation under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 6 1.5.3 Need for the Study 8 2 OBJECTIVES, APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 10 2.1 Objective 10 2.2 Approach and Methodology 10 2.3 Sampling Metod 10 2.3.1 Selection of States 10 2.3.2 Selection of Districts 10 2.3.3 Selection of Affected Victims / Victim Families 11 2.4 Development of Survey Tools 11 2.4.1 State level Schedule 11 2.4.2 District level schedule 11 2.4.3 Schedule for affected family 11 2.5 Focus Group Discussion 12 2.6 Data Analysis 12 3 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PCR ACT, 1955 AND POA ACT, 1989 IN ANDHRA PRADESH 14 3.1 Brief demographic and geographical background of State 14 3.2 Implementation of the scheme of Assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in Andhra Pradesh State 15 3.3 Financial and physical progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 15 3.3.1 Physical Performance of PCR Act, 1955 16 3.3.2 Physical Performance of POA Act, 1989 18 3.3.3 Compensation paid to the victims of atrocities 20 3.4 Implementation mechanism by State government: 20 3.5 Sampled Districts in Andhra Pradesh 21 P a g e |iii 3.5.1 Implementation of PCR, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in the Districts. 22 3.5.2 Financial Progress in two districts for the schemes 22 3.5.3 Physical progress of the PCR, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in the two districts 23 3.5.4 Compensation paid to the victims of the POA Act, 1989 in the two districts 27 3.5.5 Implementation details and mechanism in the two districts 28 3.5.6 State Specific Issues in Andhra Pradesh. 29 4 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PCR ACT, 1955 AND POA ACT, 1989 IN CHHATTISGARH 34 4.1 Brief demographic and geographical background of State 34 4.2 Tribal population Scenario in the State 34 4.3 Scheduled Caste Population Scenario in the State 35 4.4 State Department implementing PCR, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 35 4.5 Financial and physical progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act 1989 36 4.5.1 Financial Progress 36 4.5.2 Physical progress of PCR Act 1955 and POA Act, 1989 37 4.5.3 State implementation details of the PCR Act, 1955 and PoA Act, 1989 40 4.5.4 Sampled Districts 40 4.5.5 District Department implementing scheme of assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 41 4.5.6 Financial progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in Raipur and Durg districts. 41 4.5.7 Physical performance of the two schemes in Raipur and Durg Districts 44 4.6 Relief and Rehabilitation of victims of the schemes 46 4.7 State Specific Issues in respect of Chettisgarh State 49 5 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PCR ACT, 1955 AND POA ACT, 1989 IN GUJARAT 53 5.1 Brief demographic and geographical background of State 53 5.2 Scheduled Caste Population Scenario 53 5.3 Scheduled Tribe Population Scenario 54 5.4 Implementation of the Scheme of Assitance under PCR, Act 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in Gujarat State. 54 5.5 Financial progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in 10th Plan and 11th Plan56 5.5.1 Financial Progress in the State during 10thand 11thPlan 56 5.6 Physical Progress for PCR Act, 1955 in Gujarat State 56 5.7 Physical Progress for POA Act, 1989 in Gujarat State: 58 5.8 Relief and Rehabilitation measures in Gujarat State: 59 5.9 Implementation mechanism in Gujarat State for PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 60 P a g e |iv 5.10 Sampled Districts 62 5.10.1 District Department implementing PCR, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 62 5.10.2 Financial Progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in districts: 62 5.10.3 Physical Progress of PCR Act, 1955 in Mehasana and Ahmadabad districts 63 5.10.4 Physical performance of the scheme in the State for POA Act, 1989 64 5.11 Relief and Rehabilitation of the SC and ST victims in the two districts 67 5.12 Implementation details of the PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in the two districts68 5.13 Affected families, Case studies, beneficiaries’ data and impact analysis in the State 68 6 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PCR ACT, 1955 AND POA ACT, 1989 IN HIMACHAL PRADESH 72 6.1 Brief demographic and geographical background of State 72 6.2 Implementation details of scheme of assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 by the Himachal Pradesh State. 73 6.3 Financial and physical progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 74 6.3.1 Financial Progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in 10th Plan and 11th Plan 74 6.3.2 Physical Progress of PCR Act, 1955 in 10th Plan and 11th Plan 75 6.3.3 Physical Progress of POA Act, 1989 in 10th Plan and 11th Plan 76 6.3.4 Relief and Rehabilitation of SCs and STs for the PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 78 6.3.5 Implementation details of state for the PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 78 6.3.6 Sampled Districts 79 6.4 District Department implementing scheme of assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 80 6.4.1 Financial progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in the two districts80 6.4.2 Physical progress of PCR Act, 1955 in 9th, 10th and 11th Plan for the two districts 82 6.4.3 Physical progress of POA Act, 1989 in 9th, 10th Plan and 11th Plan of the two districts 82 6.5 Relief and Rehabilitation in the two districts under PoA Act, 1989 84 6.6 Implementation details of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in the two districts 85 6.7 Affected families, Case studies, beneficiary’s data and impact analysis in the State 86 7 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PCR ACT, 1955 AND POA ACT, 1989 IN MAHARASHTRA 90 7.1 Brief demographic and geographical background of State 90 7.2 Implementation of the scheme of Assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in Maharashtra state 91 7.3 Financial progress of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 in 10th Plan and 11th Plan91 P a g e |v 7.4 Physical progress of PCR Act, 1955 in 9th, 10th Plan and 11th Plan 92 7.5 Physical progress of POA Act,1989 in 9th, 10th Plan and 11th Plan 95 7.6 Relief and Rehabilitation of SC and ST victims for the PCR and PoA Acts 97 7.7 Implementation details PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 97 7.8 Sampled Districts 97 7.9 District Departments implementing scheme of Assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 98 7.9.1 Financial progress of PCR, Act 1955 and POA Act, 1989 98 7.9.2 Physical performance of the scheme in districts for PCR Act 1955 98 7.9.3 Physical performance of the scheme in the State for POA Act, 1989 98 7.10 Relief and Rehabilitation details for the victims of PoA Act, 1989 101 7.11 PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 implementation details in the two districts 101 7.12 State Specific Issues in Maharashtra. 102 8 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PCR ACT, 1955 AND POA ACT, 1989 IN ORISSA 106 8.1 About the state 106 8.2 Scheduled Tribes and their socio-economic profile 106 8.3 Scheduled Castes and their socio-economic profile 107 8.4 Implementation of the scheme of Assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 107 8.5 Financial and physical progress of scheme of Assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 108 8.6 Physical performance of the scheme in the State for PCR Act 1955 and POA Act, 1989 109 8.7 PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 implementation details at the State level 110 8.8 Sampled Districts 111 8.9 Implementation of PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989by District Autherities 112 8.9.1 Financial progress under scheme of Assistance under PCR Act, 1955 and POA Act, 1989 112 8.9.2 Physical Progress of PCR Act, 1955 in the two districts of Orissa 113 8.10 Physical Progress of POA Act, 1989 in the two districts of Orissa.