scheduled caste
noun[C]
uk/ˌʃed.juːld ˈkɑːst/us/ˌskedʒ.uːld ˈkæst/theofficialnameof acaste(=socialgroup)inIndiathat isconsideredto have a lot ofsocialdisadvantagesand isthereforegivenspecialhelpby thegovernment:
Scheduledcastesrepresentaround 25% of thetotalpopulationofIndia.
At thattime, it wasconsidereddemeaningto beassociatedwith thescheduledcastes.
- Despite aquotaofgovernmentjobsreservedfor thescheduledcastes,discriminationprevails,particularlyinruralareas.
- Thepartyissupportedmainlybymembersof thescheduledcastes.
- Scheduledcastepeopleallegethattheirproblemsare not beingaddressedsufficiently.
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