Social Exclusion

Contents

• Meaning of Social Exclusion

• Causes of Social Exclusion

• Consequence of Social Exclusion

• Socially excluded people in different zones

of India

• Major Take away.

• Sources

Meaning of Social Exclusion

Social Exclusion is the process

through which individuals or

groups are excluded from

facilities, benefits and

opportunities that the

others(their “betters”) enjoy.

Causes of Social Exclusion

The main cause of social

exclusion is the racial, caste

discrimination that have existed

from the pre-independent India.

Discrimination is also in the basis of

• Caste

• Race

• Religion

• Culture

• Gender

• Others

Major Socially excluded groups in India

• Scheduled caste(SC)

• Scheduled tribes(ST)

Consequence of Social Exclusion

• The major consequence of

social exclusion is poverty.

• Poverty is also a cause of

social exclusion.

Socially excluded people in different zones of

India

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

North South West East

Per 100 people in the area

SC

ST

Total

Census of India, 2001

East zone of India broadly

0102030405060708090

100

Per 100 people in the area

SC

ST

Total

Census of India, 2001

Distribution of SC and ST in different

zones

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

North South East West Others

SC

ST

Total

Census of India, 2001

State wise distribution of the SC and ST

0

5

10

15

20

25

SC

ST

Total

Census of India, 2001

More on the socially excluded people in

India

• Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of

scheduled caste. 21.09% of total

Scheduled Caste(SC) in India is in Uttar

Pradesh.

• In Madhya Pradesh about 14% of the

total Scheduled Tribes(ST) of India are

there.

According to Census of India, 2001

Major Take Away

• Social exclusion is a major cause of poverty in our country.

• ST and SC are more in population ratio in East Zone of India.

• Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of SC in it.

• Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of ST in it.

• Both the states are in poverty condition.

Sources.

• Census of India, 2001

• NCERT, Text Book for Class IX,

Economics, 2013.

• Pictures from Internet.

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