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About DAPSC

Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes

As a part of the socio-economic and financial inclusion strategy of the Government to ensure that all segments of the society, particularly the Scheduled Castes, are benefited and adequate funds are allocated for their development, the concept of Development Action Plan for SCs (DAPSC – earlier known as Allocation for Welfare of SCs or SCSP) is being implemented by the Government so that targeted benefits can accrue to the Scheduled Castes. Under DAPSC, certain percentage of funds are earmarked by Ministry/Department wise exclusively for the welfare of SCs, for implementing identified schemes/programmes. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has developed an online-web portal (e-utthaan.gov.in) for monitoring the progress against financial, physical and outcome targets under the DAPSC. Nodal Officers have been appointed by the concerned Departments/Ministries to ensure better monitoring of the programme.

Budget Announcement

“Our Government is giving special importance to implementation of the schemes for welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities. Development Action Plan for the welfare of Scheduled Castes has been stepped up from Rs. 52,392.55 crores in BE 2017-18 to Rs. 56,618.50 crores in 2018-19, representing an increase of about 8.07%.” The Government will introduce outcome based monitoring of expenditure in these sectors by the NITI Aayog.

Organisational Set-Up

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is entrusted with the welfare, social Justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized section of the society viz. Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, and Victims of Drug Abuse etc.

Basic objective of the policies, programmes, law and institution of the Indian welfare system is to bring the target groups into the mainstream of development by making them self-reliant.

The Ministry is headed by Dr. Virendra Kumar, Cabinet Minister and ably assisted by two Ministers-of-State namely Shri Ramdas Athawale and Shri B L Verma.

Dr. Virendra Kumar
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri Ramdas Athawale
Minister of State
Shri B. L. Verma
Minister of State