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sched·uled caste

(skĕj′o͞old, -o͞o-əld, skĕj′əld)
n.
Any of the historically disadvantaged Indian castes of low rank, now under government protection.

[From such castes having been entered on a list or "schedule" during British rule.]
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Moving the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha, Social Justice Minister Thawarchand Gehlot said the legislation will cover all castes including Brahmin, Thakur, Baniya, Patel, Gujjar, Jat and even those among Muslims and Christians not covered under the existing reservation enjoyed by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.
The NCSC has asked to file a reply on the action taken against the actors as per the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 2015, within a week.
The status of social groups like the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continues to be far below the averages for the "other" category of the Indian population.
They are also called Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, as there is schedule of such castes and tribes of formerly untouchables.
It is a blend of mature scholarship, insight, sympathetic altruism, and empirical realism; and makes an important contribution towards our understanding of the problem of structural inequalities relating to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the pariah and the untouchables of Indian society.
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The continuing protests by Swarn Sena against the reservation policy and restoration of provision for immediate arrest under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has assumed an alarming proportion in Bihar, as angry protesters have gone on showing black flags to the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders.
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