ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 Department of Social Justice & Empowerment Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India http://www.socialjustice.nic.in Designed & Printed by : Dolphin Printo-Graphics 4E/7, 1st Floor, Pabla Building, Jhandewalan Extn., Newl Delhi -55 011-23593541-42 [email protected] Content CHAPTER Chapter/ Title Page Section 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 3 1.2 Mandate of the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment 3 1.3 Population of the Main Target Groups 4 1.4 Functions 4 1.5 Organizational Set Up of the Department of SJ&E 5 1.6 Important Constitutional Provisions relevant for the Department of SJ&E. 5 1.7 Some other important Constitutional Provisions 6 1.8 Agencies for monitoring safeguards 6 1.9 Status of Subjects allocated to the Department vis-a-vis entries in the 7 Seventh, Eleventh & Twelfth Schedules of the Constitution 1.10 National Commissions, Foundations and Corporations 8 1.11 Parliamentary Committees 8 2. MAJOR EVENTS 2016-17 2.1 Scheduled Castes 13 2.2 Backward Classes 17 2.3 Social Defence 17 2.4 Others Events 19 2.5 Initiatives by the Media Division 24 3. ANNUAL PLAN, 2016-17 AND 12TH FIVE YEAR PLAN 3.1 Plan Outlay & Expenditure 27 3.2 Major Schemes implemented by the Department 28 3.3 Categorisation of Schemes 28 3.4 Scheduled Castes Welfare 28 3.5 Other Backward Castes Welfare 29 3.6 Social Defence 29 iii Annual Report 2016-17 Chapter/ Title Page Section 3.7 Vision in the 12th Plan 29 3.8 Target Group-Wise Approach in XII Five Year Plan: 2012-2017 29 4. SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT 4.1 An Overview 35 4.2 Statutory Framework 37 4.3 Liberation & Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers 45 4.4 Schemes for Scheduled Caste Welfare 46 4.5 National Commissions 75 4.6 Foundations 77 5. OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES 5.1 An Overview 89 5.2 Central Lists of Other Backward Classes and amendments thereto 89 5.3 Statutory Framework 90 5.4 92 5.5 Denotified,Schemes for Nomadic welfare ofand Backward Semi-Nomadic Classes Tribes : An Overview (DNTs) – An Overview 93 5.6 Schemes of Educational Empowerment of OBCs 93 5.7 Schemes for Socio-Economic Development 99 5.8 National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation 100 6. (NBCFDC)SOCIAL DEFENCE 6.1 An Overview 107 6.2 Statutory Framework 107 6.3 Senior Citizens 107 6.4 Substance/Drug Abuse 118 7. SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 7.1 Introduction 127 7.2 Targets and Achievements 127 7.3 Implementing Agencies 127 iv Content Chapter/ Title Page Section 8. NORTH EASTERN REGION 8.1 Introduction 139 8.2 BE, RE and Expenditure earmarked for NER 140 8.3 Schemes-Wise Expenditure in the North Eastern Region and Sikkim 140 8.4 Special provision for North Eastern States 142 8.5 Programmes of the Corporations in the NE region 142 9 GENDER BUDGETING 9.1 Introduction 147 9.2 Schemes 148 9.3 Schemes of Finance & Development Corporations 150 10. MONITORING & EVALUATION 10.1 Monitoring the Performance of Schemes/ Programmes 157 10.2 Monitoring of schemes implemented through NGOs 157 10.3 Finance and Development Corporations of the Department of SJ& E 158 10.4 Evaluation of Programmes/Schemes of the Department 161 11. OTHER ACTIVITIES 11.1 IT Initiatives 165 11.2 165 11.3 OfficialMedia UnitLanguage 166 11.4 Fairs/Exhibitions 167 11.5 Implementation of Reservation Policy in Employment 167 11.6 Guidance & Help 168 11.7 Citizens’/ Client Charter 168 11.8 Public Grievance Redress Mechanism 168 11.9 Implementation of Right to Information Act, 2005 168 11.10 Vigilance 169 v Annual Report 2016-17 ANNEXURES Annexure TITLE PAGE 1. Introduction 1.1 Work allocation for two the Departments of Ministry of Social Justice and 173 Empowerment under the Allocation of Business Rules 1.2 Organizational Chart of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment 176 1.3 Parliamentary Standing Committee on welfare of Social Justice and Empowerment 177 1.4 Committee for the Welfare of Other Backward Classes 178 1.5 Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 179 3. Twelfth Five Year Plan and Annual Plan 3.1 Scheme-wise distribution of fund during 2016-17 of Department of Social Justice 180 and Empowerment 4. Scheduled Castes Development 4.1 States/UTs-wise details of measures taken for Implementation of the Protection 182 of Civil Rights Act, 1955 4.2 State-wise cases registered for offences against SCs and STs by police and their 182 disposal under the PCR Act, 1955 during 2015. 4.3. 184 Cases relating to SCs and STs with courts under the Protection of Civil 4.4 RightsNumber Act, of exclusive 1955 during special the courts year set 2015 up under the scheduled castes and the sched- 185 , 1989 4.5 uledNumber tribes of (Prevention Special Police of Atrocities) Stations Actset up Under the Scheduled Castes and the 186 4.6 ScheduledState/UTs wiseTribes measures (Prevention for implementation of Atrocities) Act, and 1989 monitoring of PoA Act, 1989 187 4.7 State-Wise Cases Registered During 2015 Under the Scheduled Castes and the Sched- 189 Casesuled Tribes Registered (Prevention by Police Of Atrocities) and Their {PoA} Disposal Act, 1989 Under the Scheduled Castes and 191 4.8 (A) 2015 the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) {Poa} Act, 1989, during the year Cases Registered by Police and Their Disposal Under the Scheduled Castes and 193 4.8 (B) 2015 the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) {Poa} Act, 1989, during the year - 195 4.9 (A) Cases with Courts Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Preven tion of Atrocities) {PoA} Act, 1989, during the year 2015 - 196 IPC, during the year 2015 4.9 (B) Cases with Courts Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Preven tion of Atrocities) {PoA} Act, 1989, in Conjunction with vi Content Annexure TITLE PAGE 4.10 Central Assistance Released Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 197 Implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act,1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, during 2014-15 to 4.11 2016-17State/UTs (as Wise on 31-12.2016)Position in Regard to Amount Provided as Incentive for Inter-Caste 198 Marriages 4.12 State/UTs Wise Central Assistance Released for Incentive for Inter-Caste Marriages 200 4.13 andState/UT Number wise of Central Couples assistance Covered During released 2014-15 for relief To to2016-17 atrocity (as victims on 31.12.2016) during 2014- 201 4.14 15Status to 2016-17 of Comprehensive (As on 31.12.2016) Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 31-12-2016 202 4.15 - 203 State wise details of Central Assistance (CA) released and beneficiaries covered dur ing 2014-15 to 2016-17 (as on 31.12.2016) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 4.16 Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (PMS-SC) for Scheduled Caste students - 204 ofState Pre-Matric wise details Scholarship of Central to Assistance the children (CA) of thosereleased engaged and beneficiaries in occupations covered involving dur cleaninging 2013-14 and toprone 2016-17 to health (as onhazards 31.12.2016) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 4.17 - 205 der Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in Classes IX and X during the State wise details of Central Assistance (CA) released and beneficiaries covered un 4.18 years 2013-14 to 2016-17 (as on 31.12.2016) 206 - State-Wise Central Assistance Released and Beneficiaries Covered During the years 2013-14 to 2016-17 (as on 31-12-2016) Under Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yo 4.19 jana (SC Girls Hostel) 208 - State-Wise Central Assistance Released and Beneficiaries Covered During the years 2013-14 to 2016-17 (as on 31-12-2016) Under Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yo 4.20 jana (SC Boys Hostel) 209 SC & OBC Central Assistance Released and Beneficiaries Under the Scheme of free Coaching for 4.21 Students during 2013-14 to 2016-17 (as on 31-12-2016) 210 - dents’.Central assistance released & beneficiaries covered during the year 2013-14 to 2016- 17 (as on 31-12-2016) under the scheme ‘Upgradation of Merit Scheme for SC stu 4.22 211 Central assistance released & beneficiaries covered under the scheme of top class 4.23 education for SC students during the year 2016-17 (as on 31-12-2016) 215 State/Ut-Wise disbursement made and beneficiaries covered by National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation during 2015-16 to 2016-17 (as on 4.24 31.12.2016) - 216 Statement showing Year-wise and State-wise funds disbursed and number of benefi ciaries covered by NSKFDC during the last three years (2014-15 to 2015-16 including 2016-17 (as on 31.12.2016) vii Annual Report 2016-17 Annexure TITLE PAGE 5. Other Backward Classes 5.1 State/Ut-Wise number of entries in the central list of obcs 218 5.2 States/UTs-wise Physical & Financial achievements under (Asthe OnCentrally 31.12.2016) Sponsored 219 Scheme of “Pre-matric Scholarships to OBC students” 5.3 220 of courses Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students (PMS-OBC Scheme): Re-grouping 5.4 States/UTs-wise Physical & Financial achievements under the Centrally Sponsored 221 Scheme of “Post-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students “ 5.5 State wise location of hostels sanctioned under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Con- 222 struction of Hostel for OBC Boys/Girls during the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016- 5.6 17State-wise (as on 31.12.2016) Physical and Financial progress of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of 225 “Construction of “Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls” from 2014-15 to 2016-17 (as on 5.7 31.12.2016)States/Uts-wise Physical & Financial Achievements under the Centrally Sponsored 227 Scheme of Dr.