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Hath Thela & Cycle Riksha Chalak Yojna

For the welfare of Hath Thela & Cycle Riksha Chalak this scheme is introduced by the CM. Through the scheme maternity assistance would be provided to the women, scholarship, assistance for marriage, medical aid and Bima facilities etc. will be made for the families of hath thela & cycle riksha drivers. 

Sinhast fair 2016 Arrangement-  Every 12 years Kumbh mela

Location- Ujjain

• Prestigious Holy ” Sinhast Mela” will be organised in 2016. mela arrangement has to begin from 2011-12 Rs. 500.00 lakh is proposed for this scheme. 

SC welfare under 12th FYP

• Madhya Pradesh has a sizable scheduled caste population. According to census, 2001 the total population of scheduled caste in M.P. is 91.55 lakhs which constitutes 15.17% of the total population of the State. Out of 51 districts of the State, 30 districts are dominated by Scheduled Caste Population. 
• The problems faced by the Scheduled Caste are manifold. They are not only economically backward but also socially, literacy and economic backwardness etc. The Department of Welfare of Scheduled Caste is mainly concerned with Human Resource Development through education, training and various development sectors. The department is entrusted with responsibility of providing education facilities and scholarship to de-notified tribes/caste and those persons who are engaged in unclean occupation. 
• The department of Scheduled Caste welfare provide training and rehabilitation of the persons engaged in unclean occupations, apart from mass marriages and inter-caste marriages on the economic front assistance is provided to M.P. Anusuchit Jati Vikas Nigam for promoting self-employment among these castes. 

The schemes which are being implemented by the department can be classified as below:

• Educational Development schemes
• Social Empowerment Schemes

As per the census, 2001 the literacy rate of scheduled caste in Madhya Pradesh is 58.6% but the literacy rate of scheduled caste female is only 43.3%. Thus keeping in mind the challenge of social upliftment of these sector following are the vision:

• To work as watch-Dog for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Caste.
• To run schemes for the social, economic and educational upliftment of scheduled caste.
• Infrastructural Development in Scheduled Caste dominated colonies.
• Effective implementation of protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989.
• To run schemes for the development Vimukt Jatis.
• The main trust of the department will be in the area of education.
• To create a fear free atmosphere and to provide protection to Scheduled caste people.

Schemes Unit Proposed target for12th Five Year plan  Proposed target for Annual Plan 2012-13

• Pre-Matric scholarship for children whose parents engaged in unclean occupations Students in lakhs
• Construction of  Hostels/Ashram Buildings Construction of Hostels/Ashram
• Student Welfare Fund 
• State Scholarship Primary Level
• State Scholarships Secondary level
• Postmatric Scholarships
• Development of SC  Colonies
• Scheme for Assistance to  SCs
• Assistance under SC/ST  P.O.A. Act
• Maintenance of Hostels  and Ashrams  Hostels. 
• Encouragement for candidates who have cleared Civil Service Examination Candidates
• Self employment Scheme  for SC  Candidates(Subsidy) 
• Self employment for SC youths in electronic through SC Youth
• Incentive to SC Girls to continue education after  class 5th, 9th & 11th

Proposed Strategies/Objectives For Twelfth Five Year Plan Vision (2012-2017)

The Scheduled Caste (SC) population of the State as per 2001 census is 91.55 lacs, constituting 15.17% of the total population. The literacy rate of Scheduled Caste in Madhya Pradesh is 58.6% but the literacy rate of Scheduled Caste Female is only 43.3% which is 7% less than the total female literacy of the State. Scheduled Caste are still educationally and economically backward in the State. Thus keeping in mind the challenge of social upliftment of this sector, following are the vision of this department:

• To work proactively for the protection of the rights of Scheduled Caste.
• To run schemes for the social, economic and educational upliftment of Scheduled Caste.
• Infrastructural development in Scheduled Caste dominated colonies. 
• Effective implementation of Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 & Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989.
• To run schemes for the development of Vimukt Jatis.

Welfare of Ghumakkar & Vimukta Jati

• With a view to provide adequate attention to the welfare and upliftment of Ghumakkar and Ardha Ghumakkar Caste, this department has been recently created. Earlier, it was the part of the department of the Welfare of Scheduled Caste. 

Schemes

Development of Basties, Vimukt Jati Awas Yojna, Encouragement for Candidates who have cleared Civil Service Examination; Incentive to Girls to continue Education after Class – VIIIth & Xth; Incentive to Girls to continue Education after Class –Vth. 

ST welfare

• The tribal Scenario of India and in particular of Madhya Pradesh present interesting life style of the tribal communities sharing the basic Characteristics of the social ethos of India and its wide spectrum of regional diversity. In other words, Madhya Pradesh is the real abode of the aboriginals known as Scheduled Tribes notified from time to time under article 342 of the Indian Constitution representing almost all tribal ethnic cultural groups with varying socioeconomic situations. 
• The tradition, myth and history intermingle in their lore’s in-distinguishably. Even today 80% tribes live in the midst of forest, hills and rural areas depicting the diversity of culture. Their exotic life style the in-depth bond with nature, particularly their socio-cultural practices, their dances, music, colourful dresses and their headgears and their primitive believes in customs, taboos, mystics, and magic attract the attention of outsider. 
• According to Census 2001 the total population of Madhya Pradesh is 603.48 crores, of which the tribal population constitutes about 122.33 lakhs which is 20.27% of the total population. It has a wide variety of tribal communities and their ethnicity. Among these, three tribes (Bharia, Saharia & Baigas) have been declared as the primitive tribe, which entertain special status in terms of providing additional financial and material assistance to ameliorate their socio-economic conditions. 

Vision of Twelfth Five Year Plan

Goal

In the 12th Five Year Plan the goal of the department is to a bridge gap between tribes and non-tribes having considering Human Development Indices. 

Objectives

• Special emphasis on Education. 
• Promotion of literacy in tribal communities in general and ST girls in particular with special attention to low female literacy pockets. Tribal blocks with female literacy less than 20% will get special attention. According to the census of 2001 there are 21 tribal blocks having less than 20% of female literacy. The department shall open more kanya shiksha parisad , schools and Ashrams in these blocks. 
• The Department will strive to ensure cent per cent enrolment of all children in the elementary level between the age group 5 to 14 years. 
• The Department will also ensure to improve literacy percentage of tribal residing in PTG areas by converting elementary Schools into Ashram Schools. 
• Since drop out rates is a major intriguing problem in the way of retaining all the school going children in primary and secondary level, concerted efforts will be taken to arrest drop-out tendencies through various support schemes like Mid Day Meal, Free Uniform, Sweater, Shoes, Socks, Scholarship, Distribution of bicycles and Free Text Books etc. 

Strategy

• Opening of more High School, Higher Secondary Schools, Ashrams and Hostels in all 89 Tribal Development Blocks. 
• Opening of more Ashrams and Hostels in all 89 Tribal Development Blocks. 
• To increase literacy rate among PTG-Baiga, Saharia and Bharia primary schools would be converted in residential ashram schools. 
• More incentive like free sweater, shoes and socks, school bags and uniforms would be given to PTG’s students from 1st to 12th. 
• Excellence Hostels in all TD Blocks would be strengthened further with the objective to provide quality education. 
• Construction of 100% Ashram School Buildings. 
• Construction of 100% Hostel Buildings
• Construction of 100% Higher Secondary/ High School Buildings 
• To provide facilities of education to meritorious students in Schools of Excellence. 
• School of Excellence and excellence hostels at district and block headquarters will be strengthened with the objective to provide quality education. Students living in other hostels will also be given special coaching in mathematics, science and english subjects. 
• All Educational Institutes will be facilitated with furniture, laboratory and library. 
• Training will be imparted to all departmental teachers to bring improve their teaching skill.
• Basic amenities as drinking water facility, toilet and maintenance of hostels and ashram would be ensured. 
• To provide nutritive food among students living in hostels and ashrams rate of stipend will be increased. 
• Scholarship given to tribal students is also being increased. 
• Stipend rates have also been linked with the price index. 
• Special training will be given to tribal students in reputed coaching institutes for preparation of Civil Services Exam of UPSC and PSC, IIT, Medical, Engineering Exams. Vocational Training would be imparted to selected ST students in reputed institutions. 

Various ST schemes

• Girls education complex, Computer/English Coaching to Tribal Students, Education Through statellite/ EDUSAT, Tribal Bastis Vikas, Coaching for All India Services; Rani Durgawati and Shankarshah Award; Incentive to Candidates for All India & State Services.

Welfare schemes for backward classes. esp.Mukhyamantri Pichhadavarg Swarojgar Yojana.

• The Directorate of backward classes welfare was established in the year 1982. 
• 91 OBC castes/sub castes/groups have been identified by GOMP . The projected OBC population as per census, 2001is worked out to be 3.02 crore. This constitutes about 50.09% of State’s total population. 
• The occupational distribution of population of OBC indicate that the largest occupational group falls under the category of agriculturists and agricultural labourers. Other larger groups are those who are engaged in rearing of milk animals and working as horticulturists, fisherman, barbers, laundry workers and carpenters etc. The community/castes belonging to backward classes are educationally, economically and socially backward. 

Mukhyamantri Pichhadavarg Swarojgar Yojana

• The scheme is implemented through the recognized banks and 25 percent of total investment is born by the State Government as subsidy. An outlay of Rs.1000 lakh is proposed for the annual plan 2012-13 under this scheme. 

Other schemes for OBC

• Madhya Pradesh Backward Classes Professional Excellence award scheme, Prematric Scholarships for Minorities, Incentive for Selection in the UPSC and PSC Examination. 

Functions of Labour Commissioner

• The basic objective of the Labour Commissioner’s Office is to implement all the schemes relating to welfare and rehabilitation of both organized and unorganized labour. The organization is also responsible for administration of  provision of various Acts. viz. Factory Act, Shop and Establishment Act, besides enforcing various other labour laws. 

Major schemes for labour welfare

• Centrally administered rehabilitation scheme for Bonded Labour. This is a centrally administered scheme for rehabilitation of bonded labour, under which an amount of Rs. 20000 is paid in the form of subsidy from which Rs. 1000 is paid as immediate assistance. The amount of Rs. 20,000 is shared equally by the Centre and State Governments. No target can be fixed under the scheme. After identification of bonded labour by the District Administration and on releasing them from bondage, according to the rules, necessary proposals are received as per number of workers from the Collector; thereafter action for allotment of funds is done. No any case has so far been reported by any district in the State and no expenditure has occurred under this scheme so far.
• Constitution of Board for unorganized workers Approximately 80-90% workforce is working in unorganized sector in the State. Hon’ble Chief Minister has also shown concern for their social security and welfare. Two boards for welfare of the workers engaged in unorganized rural and urban sector have been constituted vide notification by the State Government.
• Modernization and improvisation of Hygiene Lab Under the Factories Act, 1948, for health and safety of the workers employed in hazardous and highly hazardous factories, inspections of the factories and for preventing the possibility of accidents, a Hygiene Lab was established, in 2002-03 in Indore, with its area of operation is entire Madhya Pradesh. Under this scheme, it was planned to make available most modern inspection kits for the Hygiene Lab along with an additional provision to supply inspection kits and computers to the Directorate and subordinate offices. The aforesaid targets have been tried to be achieved during 11th five year plan.
• Computerization of departmental activities It is regarding updation of online system and maintenance of website and up gradation of computers etc. this allocation  will be required during the next plan under this scheme.
• Establishment of State Labour Resource and Training Institute It is proposed to set up State Labour Resource and Training Center in the State for the research, study and training in the field of labour and industry. à>>à>Dr. Ambedkar ITI’s: To develop ITI Sehore for Schedule Caste Girls and ITI Morena for Schedule Caste Boys. Dr. Ambedkar ITI’s: To develop ITI Sehore for Schedule Caste Girls and ITI Morena for Schedule Caste Boys. Aklavya ITIs: To develop Women ITI Betul for Schedule Tribe Girls and ITI Dhar for Schedule Tribe Boys. In these ITIs, Training shall be imparted in NCVT/SCVT recognized trades. Classrooms shall be facilitated with modern teaching aids. A computer centre and library shall be established for the specific purpose. It shall be completely residential for trainees under proposed trades. Lodging & boarding for trainees under proposed trades shall be free of costs. Scholarship shall be given to all trainees under proposed trades @ Rs 1000/- per month.

Some new schemes related to women, disabled and elderly people

• Sparsh Abhiyan- Sparsh Abhiyan is started from 2011-12- In this Abhiyan the govt of MP  made survey of each category of disabled persons, so that they canbe  rehabilibitated . Govt. conducts district and block level exhibition camps for distribute artificial aids appliance. Govt. also integrate disabled children through inclusive education to get admission in general school. Under the scheme govt. provide disabled unemployed persons training facilities of Vocational training. Target is total rehabilitation of every disabled person. 
• Dadhichi Puraskar yojna: As per provision of Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunity. protection of rights and Full participation) Act 1995 Mahirshi Dadhchi Puraskar a state level prize is given to best social worker /Institutions ,working in the field of disabilities for complete rehabilitation and encouragement /cooperation of disabled persons. First prize is Rs 1.00 Lakh 
• Mother Father bharan phosan yojna: Bharan Poshan and Kalyan Adhiniyam 2007 are enforced in M.P. from 23.8.2008. There is no staff for implementing the scheme. So govt. are facing so many problems for implementation the scheme.