Setting Up of Special Cells

Setting Up of Special Cells

In accordance with Rule 8 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, notified under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Protection Cells have been set up in the States/Union Territories of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, NCT of Delhi and Puducherry. These Cells are responsible for reviewing the position of cases of offences including those against SC/ST women, as registered under the said Act, maintaining public order and tranquility in identified areas and restoring feeling of security among SCs/STs. 

Need to set up such Cells for OBCs has not been felt, and there are schemes for their educational and economic empowerment.

In regard to Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs has a Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women, targeting women at the village level to embolden them to secure benefits of various Government schemes and programmes, and seek remedial action to address grievances, from Government functionaries.