Schemes for Welfare of SCs/OBCs

The implementation of the welfare schemes for SCs, STs and OBCs are monitored, inter-alia, in terms of physical and financial achievements, through Utilization Certificates, Audited Accounts, Progress Reports, interaction with State Governments at various levels, etc. and appropriate corrective measures are taken from time to time.

Details of major Schemes being implemented for the educational, economic and social development of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes, funds released under them to the State Governments and the number of beneficiaries during the last three years.

(Amount Rs. in lakhs)

Sl. No.	Name of the Scheme	2009-10		2010-11		2011-12
		Funds released	No. ofbenefi-ciaries	Funds released	No. ofbenefi-ciaries	Funds released	No. ofbenefi-ciaries
Scheduled Castes Development
1.	Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste	101596	4018192	209721	4112466	271134	4819436
2.	Pre Matric Scholarship for children of those engaged in unclean occupations	7974	704578	5848	614143	6365	686237
3.	Babu Jagjivan Ram ChhatrawasYojana	2536	1421	4391	2506	3831	2300
	Girls Hostels
	Boys Hostels	620	735	3428	3244	2760	2656
4.	Implementation of Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989	6866	*	6983	*	7204	*
5.	Pradhan Mantri Adarsh GramYojana**	400	**	9700	**	10000	**
6.	Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan	45896	3773865	58728	3632502	65640	456493
Development of Other Backward Classes
1.	Post Matric Scholarship for OBC Students	17297	1758000	35332	1800000 (Provisional)	52799	1700000 (Estimated)
2.	Pre Matric Scholarship for OBC Students	3173	1300000	4471	2300000 (Provisional)	4069	1700000 (Estimated)
3.	Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls	2051	4000	2579	4035	1607	2578

*  The Scheme intends to effectively implement various provisions of the two Acts, by providing to States/UTs, Central Assistance for strengthening the administrative, enforcement and judicial machinery, publicity, relief and rehabilitation to affected persons. As such, the physical and financial targets are not fixable under the Scheme.

**  The Scheme was launched in March, 2010 and aims at integrated development of selected 1000 villages with more than 50% SC population into “Model Villages”.  The Scheme is presently being implemented in Bihar, Rajasthan, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri D. Napoleon in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha