RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT 2009 AND EDUCATION OF SCHEDULE CASTE GIRL STUDENTS AT LOWER SECONDARY STAGE

The present study has been conducted to explore the educational status of Schedule Caste girl students at lower secondary stage in West Bengal after implementation of RTE ACT 2009. The study is purely quantitative. Survey method is used here to explore the enrolment and dropout status of S.C. girls students particularly next five years of the implementation of RTE ACT 2009.The findings of the study are:Enrolment of scheduled caste girls are increasing from 2011-2015.Dropouts of S.C.girl students are decreasing from the implementation of RTE ACT 2009 except 2014-2015.

To Study the Socio-Economic Status of Small and Marginal Farmers with Special Reference to Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Farmers of Kamrup District of Assam

SES (socio-economic status) is a measurement of an entity's economic and social position in comparison to others in society. It has an impact on resource accessibility, livelihood patterns, food and nutritional security, and so on. Knowledge, attitude, perception, adoption, change-proneness, level of aspiration, economic motivation and other psychological and behavioural components of a sample are frequently predicted. The present study tried to investigate about the socio economic status of the marginal and small farmers with special reference to Schedule caste and schedule tribe farmers in Kamrup district of Assam. Descriptive research design has been used . Data of 120 respondents were collected with the help of pre-structured questionnaire and personal interview. The study was conducted in 5 villages in Kamrup district of Assam in the year 2021.Thirteen variables were selected viz. category Gender, age, caste, education, annual income, occupation, social participation, types of house, land holding , Mass media exposure, farm power, material possessed, Extension contact were taken into account. Equal numbers of respondents were taken from SC and ST. 64.2% of the respondents were male. Majority of them were under 30 years old. Majority of the percentage had primary level of education, along with medium annual income. The overall SES category was medium level with 48.3% and low level 32.5% of SES category, 19.2% high level.

Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in Schedule Caste dominated Rural Areas of Bhopal District, Madhya Pradesh

Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors. Forty-one million people die each year due to NCDs, which is equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally. Objective: The study was done to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases among five villages in the rural area of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Methodology: The present study was an observational study carried out on 6516 patients visiting mobile healthcare OPD conducted under Schedule Caste Sub-Plan in schedule caste dominated villages (Kurana, Kalkheda, Bagoniya, Toomda and Dhamarra) of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Results: It was found that 49.82% of the people from these villages were suffering from non-communicable diseases. Conclusion: Nearly half of the population of this rural area was suffering from NCDs, therefore, people of rural areas are equally vulnerable to have NCDs. Urbanisation of lifestyle in rural population, poor education level and low economic status were the contributing factors.

A Study of Socio-economic Profile of Dera Followers in Punjab

Religious institutions are experiencing many changes, particularly in their functioning. One of the important changes is the emergence of various Deras (Cults).The study was aimed to examine the socio-economic profile of Dera followers. The random sampling technique was used for sample selection. A total of 150 respondents consisted of 75 respondents each DSS, Sirsa and DJJS, Nurmahal from Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts, respectively. The results revealed that more than half of the respondents were between 40-60 years of age, mostly married and females. Most of them had education upto matric level. Nearly half of the respondents belonged to schedule caste and housewives. Most of the followers belonged to the Sikh religion followed by the Hindu religion. Half of the respondents had an income below `50,000 per annum.

Lived Experiences of the Indian Stigmatized Group in Reference to Socio-Political Empowerment: A Phenomenological Approach

The authors present the lived experiences of the stigmatized castes in the context of the opportunities made available by the government of India for their Socio-Political Empowerment. The study aimed to gain an understanding about the respondents’ unique experiences of caste-based stigmatization at their workplace, their overall experience of empowerment at work and the other spheres of their lives, and to capture their perceived importance of, and the success of reservation policy as well as several other initiatives taken by the Government of India for empowering the marginalized castes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 male Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe respondents working at respectable positions in the government organizations situated in the National Capital Region of Delhi. The phenomenological approach (Langdridge, 2007) was used to unearth the essence of the participant’s experiences of stigma driven treatments. The overall perceptions and experiences of the respondents included experiencing direct and indirect forms of caste-related discrimination at workplace; experiencing economic, social and psychological empowerment but not at the workplace; favouring the policy of reservation for Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe in government jobs; and believing in the improper implementation of policies in India. The research findings indicate the incomplete success of the governmental policies for the holistic empowerment of the Indian marginalized castes.

Prevalence of Anemia Among Schedule Caste Women in Rural Area of Eastern Nepal

Anemia of schedule caste women in Rural area ofeastern Nepal is a prominent problem in developing countries. On the present study is to determine the prevalence of anemia of schedule caste women of Baijnathpur, eastern Nepal. A Cross sectional study was conducted to the schedule caste non -pregnant women of the age group 20 - >70 years during August - November 2015.A total 432 women were participant in the present study. Cyanmethamoglobin used for the determination of anaemia. The prevalence of anaemia was found to be 242(56%) out of N= 432 women. Anaemia was classified as per the world health organization (WHO), mild, moderate and severe. The highest prevalence of anaemia 66.7% was found at the age group of 50-59 years and second highest 59.3% was found at the age group of 20-29 years of the anaemic population. The mean and SD of haemoglobin were 11.49±2.05gm/dl and 10.14±1.57 gm/dl of total and anaemic population respectively Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 7(2): 264-268