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SOCIAL SERVICE200

Protection of Civil Rights and Enforcement of Prevention of Atrocities Act

4.243 The activities proposed under this scheme are:
• Conducting awareness camps at Grama Panchayat level highlighting the need for protection
of civil rights of Scheduled Caste and enforcement of Prevention of Atrocities Act.
• Producing documentaries highlighting the evils of untouchability against Scheduled Caste.
• Providing assistance to inter-caste married couples for starting economic and income
generation activities. At present inter-caste marriage assistance has been given @ ` 50000
per each case. During 2013-14 the expenditure incurred was ` 10.40 crore benefitting 2143
persons.
• Celebrating Temple Entry Proclamation day.
• Enforcement of Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989.
• Conducting exhibition and procession in connection with Social Solidarity Fortnight
• The main causes and nature of these harassment/atrocities are social harassment, sexual
exploitation, insult, intimidation and humiliation, outraging the modesty of woman causing
injury and insult or annoyance, giving false evidence, etc.
• Three Special Mobile Squads are functioning at Palakkad, Wayanad and Kasaragod to
deal with atrocities towards Scheduled Caste more effectively.
• Two Special Courts function at Kalpatta and Manjery.
• Atrocity Prone areas are Wayanad, Kasaragod and Attappady in Palakkad.

4.244 According to the National Crime Records Bureau, during 2013-14, 350 cases were registered
and an amount of ` 127.20 lakh has been disbursed as compensation. During the year 2014-15, 119
cases were reported and an amount of ` 49.72 lakh was disbursed as compensation to the victims
as on 31.10.14. Details are given in Appendix 4.97.

Box No.4.17

New Initiatives in SC Development Department during 2013-14

I. Assistance for seeking Employment abroad
The Department provides assistance of Rs 50000/- to the job seekers who are willing to go
abroad for job opportunities. During the annual plan period 2013-14, assistance was given to
68 beneficiaries.

II. Loan waiver scheme
The department has implemented a loan waiver scheme during 2013-14. The total expendi-
ture under the scheme was ` 1789.02 lakh. The amount was given to Co-operative Registrar,
Kerala State Development for SC/ST, Khadi and village industries Board for writing off the
loans taken before 30.03.2006 by Scheduled Caste beneficiaries.

Critical Gap Filling (Corpus Fund)

4.245 This Scheme intends to provide funds for filling critical gap in the SCP provision made under
various schemes on project basis with emphasis on human resource development, basic needs,
economic development etc. From 2014-15 onwards one third of the outlay will be allocated to districts
on population proportion basis. Schemes /projects up to `25 lakh will be cleared by the District
Level Committee for SC/ST. Project above ` 25 lakh will be cleared by State Level Working Groups/
Special working Groups. Outlay and expenditure under the scheme from 2010-11 to 2014-15 (as on
31.10.2014) is given in Appendix 4.98 and the details of schemes taken during 2013-14 are given
in Appendix 4.99 .

Kerala State Planning Board