DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND SOCIAL CHANGE OF SCHEDULED CASTES
INTRODUCTION This introductory chapter presents the concepts of Scheduled Castes development and Social Change. The chapter also includes the statement of the problem, objectives, scope, sampling techniques, data source, statistical tools used and the limitations of the study. Chapter scheme of the study report is presented at the end.c Social inequality exists in Indian society based on class, caste and gender. In India, caste determines one’s social status. The caste system is oppressive due to discrimination, exclusion, exploitation and untouchability[1]. [1]. The caste system is based on the division of people into social groups (or castes) in which the civil, cultural, and economic rights of each individual caste are predetermined or ascribed by birth and made hereditary.