<p>The allocation for the uplift of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) under the Social Welfare Department has gone up sharply in the State budget for 2014-15. The allocation for backward classes development has also shot up. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Rs 4,231 crore has been allocated for the Social Welfare Department in the next fiscal year, up from Rs 3,001 crore in 2013-14. <br /><br />The allocation for the backward classes development is Rs 1,445 crore, as against Rs 1,369 crore in the 2013-14 financial year. <br /><br />The bounties<br /><br />* Jobless members of the SC/ST communities will get specified preference in government works up to Rs 50 lakh and supplies up to Rs 5 lakh <br />* One-time assistance of Rs 15 crore to the sheep and wool producers’ co-op societies in distress <br />* Compensation for death of sheep and goats increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000<br /><br />* Incentive for inter-caste marriages of SC girls increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs one lakh<br /><br />* Subsidy to loans from the Karnataka SC and ST Development Corporation Ltd increased from Rs one lakh to Rs two lakh<br />* Alternative employment to identified manual scavengers<br /><br />* Rs 75 crore for development of Bahadur Bani Kshetra belonging to the Banjara community in Koppal<br /><br />* Rs one crore for constructing a building in memory of Dalit leader, the late B Krishnappa, at Harihar<br /><br />* Rs one crore for a memorial for Dalit reformer Kudmal Rangarao in Mangalore<br /><br />* Rs one cr to establish the study centre for lower strata communities at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore<br /><br />* Rs 50 crore for the welfare of Golla community<br /><br />* Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act to be amended to provide reservation to backward classes in co-op institutions<br /><br />* Rs 100 crore to religious associations of backward classes for constructing community halls/hostels<br /><br />* Financial assistance for 2,000 BC students to prepare for competitive exams* Reservation to SC/STs in sand extraction, transportation and storage work and grant of minor minerals quarry leases/licences</p>
<p>The allocation for the uplift of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) under the Social Welfare Department has gone up sharply in the State budget for 2014-15. The allocation for backward classes development has also shot up. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Rs 4,231 crore has been allocated for the Social Welfare Department in the next fiscal year, up from Rs 3,001 crore in 2013-14. <br /><br />The allocation for the backward classes development is Rs 1,445 crore, as against Rs 1,369 crore in the 2013-14 financial year. <br /><br />The bounties<br /><br />* Jobless members of the SC/ST communities will get specified preference in government works up to Rs 50 lakh and supplies up to Rs 5 lakh <br />* One-time assistance of Rs 15 crore to the sheep and wool producers’ co-op societies in distress <br />* Compensation for death of sheep and goats increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000<br /><br />* Incentive for inter-caste marriages of SC girls increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs one lakh<br /><br />* Subsidy to loans from the Karnataka SC and ST Development Corporation Ltd increased from Rs one lakh to Rs two lakh<br />* Alternative employment to identified manual scavengers<br /><br />* Rs 75 crore for development of Bahadur Bani Kshetra belonging to the Banjara community in Koppal<br /><br />* Rs one crore for constructing a building in memory of Dalit leader, the late B Krishnappa, at Harihar<br /><br />* Rs one crore for a memorial for Dalit reformer Kudmal Rangarao in Mangalore<br /><br />* Rs one cr to establish the study centre for lower strata communities at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore<br /><br />* Rs 50 crore for the welfare of Golla community<br /><br />* Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act to be amended to provide reservation to backward classes in co-op institutions<br /><br />* Rs 100 crore to religious associations of backward classes for constructing community halls/hostels<br /><br />* Financial assistance for 2,000 BC students to prepare for competitive exams* Reservation to SC/STs in sand extraction, transportation and storage work and grant of minor minerals quarry leases/licences</p>
