Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Article 17 of the Constitution of India has abolished untouchability and forbidden its practice in any form. Enforcement of any disability arising out of untouchability is an offence under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. Likewise, the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was enacted to prevent atrocities, provide Special Courts, and ensure relief and rehabilitation of victims. These Acts are implemented by the concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.

Central assistance is provided under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the following purposes:

  • Strengthening Protection Cells and Special Police Stations
  • Setting up and functioning of Special Courts
  • Relief and rehabilitation of victims
  • Incentive for inter-caste marriages
  • Awareness generation

State/UT wise number of persons provided incentives for inter-caste marriages covered during 2021.22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

State or UT-wise number of persons provided incentives for inter-caste marriages

S.No. State or UT 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1 Andhra Pradesh 900 0 378 1022 0
2 Assam NA 132 100 0 0
3 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chhattisgarh 780 921 551 824 1061
5 Goa 16 17 0 10 37
6 Gujarat 719 1005 1170 1599 1775
7 Haryana 537 906 1441 794 2350
8 Himachal Pradesh 597 615 629 816 959
9 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 0
10 Karnataka 4107 6079 3651 4054 2798
11 Kerala 1459 2650 1553 736 NA
12 Madhya Pradesh 1010 1015 407 1198 1646
13 Maharashtra 3999 2932 0 440 8566
14 Odisha 1847 2428 1791 3641 2039
15 Punjab 1000 0 0 1412 NA
16 Rajasthan 471 494 610 282 284
17 Sikkim 40 17 16 20 22
18 Tamil Nadu 1637 2217 1282 2392 2476
19 Telangana 782 1010 119 243 398
20 Tripura NA 18 6 14 14
21 Uttar Pradesh NA 0 0 0 0
22 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 0
23 West Bengal 205 1380 334 1153 1510
24 Chandigarh 21 25 65 50 50
25 D&NH & D. Diu 0 0 0 0 0
26 NCT of Delhi 0 0 0 0 0
27 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 12 10
28 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0
29 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0
30 Puducherry 110 201 122 371 55
Total 20237 24062 14225 21083 26050

Note: NA = Not Available

State or UT-wise number of persons provided relief under the Scheme

S.No. State or UT 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1 Andhra Pradesh 10995 6062 11442 3048 4554
2 Assam 2 0 2 2 4
3 Bihar 4761 9825 7243 14795 15443
4 Chhattisgarh 1115 1093 1529 1079 1338
5 Goa 0 1 0 0 0
6 Gujarat 2295 2174 1623 2195 2659
7 Haryana 693 1610 2014 1601 1514
8 Himachal Pradesh 410 329 341 410 540
9 Jharkhand 607 1000 556 300 274
10 Karnataka 2483 2582 3090 3740 5167
11 Kerala 1079 1177 1492 445 NA
12 Madhya Pradesh 9951 10081 6582 10834 19359
13 Maharashtra 2245 3339 2869 3339 5661
14 Odisha 2828 2768 3135 2647 2402
15 Punjab 0 23 119 158 NA
16 Rajasthan 12647 20574 15474 7308 10269
17 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tamil Nadu 2530 2939 3870 5586 5586
19 Telangana 5287 2284 2500 2332 3635
20 Tripura NA 3 9 0 0
21 Uttar Pradesh 23592 20278 23828 19240 20074
22 Uttarakhand 119 103 116 154 229
23 West Bengal 107 556 319 347 430
24 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0
25 D&NH & D. Diu 0 0 0 0 1
26 NCT of Delhi 12 21 0 65 45
27 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 7 0
28 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0
29 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0
30 Puducherry 31 37 19 35 32
Total 83777 88859 88172 79667 99216

Central assistance released under the Scheme (Rs. in Crores)

S.No. State/UT 2020‑21 2021‑22 2022‑23 2023‑24 2024‑25
1Andhra Pradesh34.309.2011.8314.670.00
2Assam0.150.100.000.540.00
3Bihar15.0535.0044.8937.6346.34
4Chhattisgarh21.5919.8410.1113.3716.88
5Chandigarh0.500.711.711.731.62
6Delhi0.250.070.400.180.60
7D.N.H. & D.D.0.000.000.150.000.08
8Goa0.030.030.000.250.56
9Gujarat33.1419.794.2529.8130.12
10Haryana13.6018.2129.8229.4328.74
11Himachal Pradesh3.833.153.572.612.04
12Jammu & Kashmir0.000.930.000.000.55
13Jharkhand0.293.190.000.810.00
14Karnataka65.4361.8530.9840.0048.66
15Kerala10.9917.642.4111.322.36
16Ladakh0.000.000.000.000.08
17Lakshadweep0.000.120.000.000.00
18Madhya Pradesh83.49103.4131.8263.4988.12
19Maharashtra58.137.7312.8337.2824.52
20Odisha35.0944.0921.4658.0338.49
21Puducherry7.873.660.341.390.85
22Punjab0.197.810.000.000.00
23Rajasthan47.7071.6365.8642.5518.62
24Sikkim0.000.010.000.050.09
25Tamil Nadu38.5235.4517.8836.5932.18
26Telangana8.1917.189.368.9916.19
27Tripura0.000.200.000.110.20
28Uttarakhand0.950.780.001.011.18
29Uttar Pradesh113.03126.7291.5497.9589.49
30West Bengal0.370.870.243.694.64
31Others0.740.741.251.822.09
–Total593.42610.11392.70535.30495.29
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