The National SC-ST Hub has been set up to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs to fulfil the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Smal Enterprises Order 2012, adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand Up India Initiative. The Hub was launched on October 18, 2016.
The Hub is being implemented by the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), a public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of MSME.
The Hub supports existing SC/ST entrepreneurs and enterprises in technological upgradation and capacity building thereby enabling them to effectively participate in government procurement process. This would involve active participation by CPSEs/Central Ministries, States, Industy Associations such as DICCI and others. Selected entrepreneurs would be provided with support and mentoring by industry experts, CPSEs & Incubators
The main action points include:
To encourage SC/ST owned units to achieve their share of at least 4% of total procurement being made by Central/State Governments, CPSEs and other government agencies
To prepare strategy for intervention through industry associations to sensitize, encourage and enable the SC/ST owned units for participation in Public Procurement Process
Collection, collation and dissemination of information regarding SC/ST enterprises and entrepreneurs
Facilitating SC/ST Entrepreneurs to be part of vendor development programs and mentoring support by specific CPSE matching the products/services of such entrepreneurs
Facilitating SC/ST Entrepreneurs’ participation in Public Procurement through the e-platform of DGS&D and monitoring the progress
Xth Plan profile of Higher Education in India under Para 10.B2 states as under:
“To ensure the effective implementation of the reservation policy in admission, recruitment, allotment of staff quarters, Hostels etc., SC/ST Cells are established in the Universities”.
The Commission is providing financial assistance to the Universities for the establishment of Special Cell for SC/STs.
Objectives
To implement the reservation policy for SCs/STs in the Universities and Colleges.
To collect data regarding the implementation of the policies in respect of admissions, appointments to teaching and non-teaching positions in the universities, and in the affiliaing colleges and analyse the data showing the trends and changes towards fulfilling the required quota.
To take such follow up measures for achieving the objectives and targets laid down for the purpose by the Government of India and the UGC.
To implement, monitor and evaluate continuously the reservation policy in universities and colleges and plan measures for ensuring effective implementation of the policy and programe of the Government of India.
Functions of the Special Cells
To circulate Government of India and Commission’s decisions and to collect regularly, on an annual basis, information regarding course-wise admissions to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Universities and Colleges for different courses, in forms prescribed, by a stipulated date, and to take follow up action, where required.
To circulate Government of India orders and Commission’s decisions and to collect information in respect of appointment, training of these communities in teaching and non-teaching posts in the Universities and Colleges, in suitable forms by a stipulated date and take follow up action where required.
To collect reports and information regarding the Government of India orders on the various aspects of education, training and employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates, for evolving new policies or modifying existing policy of the Commission.
To analyze the information collected above and prepare reports and digests for onward transmission to the Ministry of Human Resource Development/University Grants Commission and such other authorities as may be required.
To deal with representations received from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates regarding their admission, recruitment, promotion and other similar matters in Universities/Colleges.
To monitor the working of the remedial coaching scheme, if approved in the affiliated colleges and university.
To function as a Grievances Redressal Cell for the Grievances of SC/ST students and employees of the university and render them necessary help in solving their academic as well as administrative problems.
To maintain a register for employment of SCs / STs in the University and Colleges for the candidates belonging to SC/ST communities for various posts in the university/colleges.
Any other work assigned from time to time to promote higher education among these two communities suffering economic, social and education deprivations.
The SC/ST Cell exclusively looks after the work related to SC/STs matters and no other work is assigned to the Cell.
If the required data is not submitted by the given date, UGC reserves the right to withhold either plan or non-plan grant until the required information/data is received. Hence, the universities/colleges are advised to supply the necessary information as required.
Eligibility / Target Group
Financial assistance under the Scheme would be available to such Universities and Deemed Universities, which come within the purview of Section 2(f) and are fit to receive central assistance under section 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956. The Scheme is meant for SC/ST only.
Nature of Financial Assistance Available Under the Scheme
For Setting up of New SC/ST Cells
For continuation of the Special Cells in the Xth Plan period for the Cells, which were established upto the end of IX Plan period.
Procedure for Applying for the Scheme
The Commission will invite proposals from Institutions in the beginning of the Plan as per the prescribed proforma (Annexure-I).
Procedure for Approval By the UGC
The proposal received from Universities and Deemed to be Universities will be scrutinized with the help of the Committee constituted for the purpose.
Procedure for Release of Grants by UGC
The Commission will communicate approval for setting up SC/ST Cells to the university and first instalment of Non-Recurring Grant will be released in respect of staff salary and contingency. The grants for the second year and subsequent years will be released only on the receipt of statement of expenditure (Annexure-IV) and utilization certificate (Annexure-V) along with the report of work undertaken for the grant paid during the last year. Audited statement of expenditure may be sent immediately after the audit is completed.
Fo claiming grant from the UGC for salary of the staff against the posts sanctioned for the scheme, the University should submit the following information to the UGC immediately after making the appointments:
State Govt.’s or university’s own assurance to bear the liability towards the salary of the said post after the Commission’s assistance ceases.
Name of the person appointed.
Academic qualifications and experience.
Post held by the incumbent prior to his/her appointment againts the said post and the name of the Institution where he/she was working.
Date of joining the new post.
Minutes of the Selection Committee.
Details of the monthly pay offered including allowances in the scale of pay.
Amount payable up to the end of the financial year.
Number of increment, if any, to be given.
Whether action been taken to fill the resultant vacancy, in case the person appointed belongs to the same university.
A certificare to the effect that the appointment has been made in accordance with the procedure and norms prescribed as per University Rules (Annexure-VI).
Procedure for Monitoring the Progress of the Scheme
At the end of each academic year, the Coordinator / In-charge of the Special Cell, will submit an Appraisal report duly countersigned by the Liaison Officer through the Registrar, to the UGC, indicating a consolidated statement of the data, the progress achieved and the problems faced by the Cell. The action-taken by the Cell to implement the policy should be highlighted. The report on implementation of the reservation policy in the university should incdicate the percentage in admissions, appointments in teching and non-teaching staff, allotment of staff quarters, rooms in hostels, etc., together with the analysis of the report.
Advisory Committee at University Level
For effective implementation of policies and programmes of the reservation policy for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, University should appoint a liaison officer in the rank of Professor under whom the Cell may be placed, and a Standing Committee, with the Vice-Chancellor as a Chairman. The Committee will consist of Liaison Officer, 2 to 3 Heads of Departments, 2 to 3 faculty members (Professor, Reader and Lecturer level), 3 to 4 Principals of the under-graduate/post-graduate collge affiliated to the University and Co-ordinator of the SC/ST as a Member Secretary. Some of these members should belong to SC/ST categories. The Committee should meet twice a year to review the position and to solve the problems. The work relating to the implementation of the reservation policy may be monitored by the above stated Committee.
The Commission has constituted Standing Committee on SC/ST to over-see the implmementation of reservation policy in Universities and Deemed Universities. The Standing Committee on SC/ST will visit Universities to review and monitor the work of SC/ST Cells.
Key provisions of Policy of Reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs:
1) SCs/STs get reservation in all groups of posts under the Government in case of direct recruitment and in case of promotions made by non-selection method. In case of promotions made by selection, reservation is available to them when promotions are made in Group B, C, D posts and from Group B to the lowest rung in Group ‘A’ posts.
2) SC/ST/OBC candidates appointed by direct recruitment and SC/ST candidates also promoted on their own merit are adjusted against reserved posts.
3) In promotion by selection to posts within Group ‘A’ which carry an ultimate salary of Rs.18,300.00 or less (pre-revised), there is no reservation, but the Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe officers who are senior enough in the zone of consideration for promotion so as to be within the number of vacancies for which the select list is to be drawn up, would be included in that list provided they are not considered unfit for promotion.
4) There is general ban on de-reservation of posts in case of direct recruitment.
5) In case of direct recruitment various relaxations, like relaxations in age limit by 5 years; exemption from payment of examination / application fees; relaxation in qualification of experience at the discretion of UPSC/competent authority; relaxation in standard of suitability, etc. Are available to members of SCs and STs.
6) In case of promotion, zone of consideration is extended up-to five times the number of vacancies in case suitable candidates are not available within normal zone of consideration; minimum qualifying marks / standards of evaluation are relaxable; upper age limit is relaxable by five years where upper age limit for promotion is prescribed not more than 50 years.
7) There is a provision of appointment of liaison officers in all Ministries / Departments to ensure proper implementation of reservation policy.
Own merit candidate
A candidate belonging to SC/ST/OBC who is selected on the same standard as applied to general category candidates and who appears in the general merit list is treated as own merit candidate. Such candidate is adjusted against unreserved point of the reservation roster. Department of Personnel and Training O.M. No. 36011/1/98-Estt.(Res.) dated 1-7-1998 clarifies that only such SC/ST/OBC candidates who are selected on the same standard as applied to general candidates shall not be adjusted against reserved vacancies. In other words, when a relaxed standard is applied in selecting an SC/ST/OBC candidate, for example in the age limit, experience qualification, permitted number of chances in written examination, extended zone of consideration larger than what is provided for general category candidates, etc., the SC/ST/OBC candidates are to be counted against reserved vacancies. Such candidates would be deemed to be unavailable for consideration against unreserved vacancies.
Guidelines in case of migration of a reserved category person from one State to another State
When a person migrates from one portion of the State in respect of which his community is Scheduled to another part of the same State in respect of which his community is not scheduled, he will continue to be a member of the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribe or the Backward Class, as the case may be in relation to that State.
When a person who is a member of one State moves to another, he can claim to belong to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe only in relation to the State to which he originally belonged and not in respect of the State to which he has migrated.
Objective behind the issuance of caste certificates to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
The main objective of issuance of caste certificate is to facilitate access of bonafide candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class to the reserved posts and services under the State and other facilities provided by the State to them.
Guidelines in regard to scrutiny and verification of caste certificates in Government Service
The Government of India has issued instructions regarding scrutiny and verification of the caste certificates of the candidates at the time of initial appointment and at every important upturn of employee’s career. This Department re-iterated the instructions vide O.M. No.36011/3/2005-Estt. (Res.) dated 9th September 2005.
Saathi Portal of Parivrajaka Foundation is for encouraging collaboration and mutual support amongst the community members of Parivrajaka Foundation. It is planned to bring following aspects for mutual exchange:
General / Expert Services
Directory of Professionals / Businesses
Listing of Employment Opportunities
Listing of Matrimonials
The membership of Saathi Portal is based on invitation only. In case you feel that you belong to the community, please drop an email to parivrajaka.foundation@outlook.com for invitation.
Today India is celebrating its 74th Republic Day. Team Parivrajaka Foundation wishes all the citizen of India a very happy Republic Day.
On this day on January 26, 1950, the Constitution of India came into effect, and the then Government of India declared our nation as Republic – to be governed by its citizens. The constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November, 1949.
On this day and on all days, all parents must inform the importance of Indian Constitution to their wards. They should be taught about the freedom struggles, the fundamental rights granted by the Constitution, and duties they should perform towards nation.
Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should learn and adopt English as a language for their day-to-day functioning. It sounds highly impossible, but this is what Dr. Ambedkar had also envisioned this long back. Majority of his writings are in English. He once said, in his response to a news reporter, that, the day will come when his people will be able to read and understand him. India is a highly populated country with limited resources. Getting opportunities for good earning and good respectable living will always be a challenge. Knowledge of English opens up gates to different parts of the world. Socially, in India, a person with fairly good knowledge of English receives more respect. Also, for moving between states, the knowledge of English gives an added advantage. Knowledge of English will provide an extra edge over other fellow citizens and our people will be able to make better use of Government and Legal systems which primarily works in English.
History of English (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language)
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then most closely related to the Low German and Frisian languages. English is genealogically West German. However, its vocabulary also shows major influences from French and Latin, plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language) Speaker of English are called Anglophones.
The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th Century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries. Middle English began in the late 11th century after the Norman Conquest of England, when considerable Old French and Latin-derived vocabulary was incorporated into English over some three hundred years. Early modern English began in the late 15th century with the start of the Great Vowel Shift and the Renaissance trend of borrowing further Latin and Greek words and roots into English, concurrent with the introduction of the printing press to London. This era notably culminated in the King James Bible and plays of William Shakespeare.
Modern English grammar is the result of a gradual change from a typical Indo-European dependent-marking pattern, with a rich inflectional morphology and relatively free word order, to a mostly analytic pattern with little inflection, and fairly fixed subject-verb word order. Modern English relies more on auxiliary verbs and word order for the expression of complex tenses, aspect and mood, as well as passive constructions, interrogatives and some negation.
Pluricentric English
English is a Pluricentric language, which means that no one national authority sets the standard for use of the language. The norms of standard written English are maintained purely by the consensus of educated English-speakers around the world, without any oversight by any government or international organiation.
Why learn English?
Modern English has spread around the world since the 17th century as a consequence of the worldwide influence of the British Empire and the United States of America. Through all types of printed and electronic media of these countries, English has become the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca (bridge language) in many regions and professional contexts such as science, navigation and law. English is the most spoken language in the world and the third-most spoken native language in the world, after Standard Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely learned second language and is either the official language or one of the official languages in 59 sovereign states. There are more people who have learned English as a second language than there are native speakers. As of 2005, it was estimated that there were over 2 billion speakers of English. English is the majority native language in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland, and is widely spoken in some areas of the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. It is a co-official language of the United Nations, the European Union and many other world and regional international organizations. It is the most widely spoken Germanic language, accounting for at least 70% of speakers of this Indo-European branch.
English has ceased to be an “English language” in the sense of belonging only to people who are ethnically English. Use of English is growing country-by-country internally and for international communication.
Most people learn English for practical rather than ideological reasons.
English language among many Indians have gone from associating it with colonialism to associating it with economic progress, and English continues to be an official language of India.
English is also widely used in media and literature, and the number of English language books published annually in India is the third largest in the world after the US and UK.
A working knowledge of English has become a requirement in a number of occupations and professions such as medicine and computing.
Mahaparinirvana is one of the major goals of Buddhism. It means “Nirvana after death”. The death annivarsary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, which fall on December 6, is observed as Mahaparinirvana Divas. On this day each year, millions of people throng to Dr. Ambedkar’s Samadhi in Mumbai, which is called Chaitya Bhoomi to pay respect to the chief architect of Indian Constitution.
Dr. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism, after studying the religion for years together, on October 14, 1956 in Nagpur along with 5 lakh supporters. These supporters considered Dr. Ambedkar as their Buddhist leader and guru for his contributions to the eradication of untouchability. Dr. Ambedkar’s death anniversary is therefore observed as Mahaparivirvana Divas.
Constitution Day (Samvidhāna Divasa), also known as “National Law Day” , is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted to the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.
The Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on 19 November 2015 by a gazette notification. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made the declaration on 11 October 2015 while laying the foundation stone of the B. R. Ambedkar’s Statue of Equality memorial in Mumbai. The year of 2021 was the 131st birth anniversary of Ambedkar, who had chaired the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly and played a pivotal role in the drafting of the constitution. Previously this day was celebrated as Law Day. 26 November was chosen to spread the importance of the constitution and to spread thoughts and ideas of Ambedkar. PM Modi Speech On National Law Day 2021, 26 November, and also The President , Vice President and Lok Sabha Speaker also addressed the program
As a part of celebrations in schools, colleges and government organizations various quiz and literary events are organised. The Preamble to the Constitution of India is also read by one and all.
The projects of Parivrajaka Foundation are run with the help of donations received from respected donors, well-wishers and contributors. Giving to charity is gratifying and life-changing for all involved. Here are five good reasons for donating to your charities of choice:
Giving to cherity makes you feel good
Donating to charity is a major mood-booster. The knowledge that you’re helping others is hugely empowering and, in turn, can make you feel happier and more fulfilled.
Giving to charity strengthens personal values
Having the power to improve the lives of others is, to many people, a privilege, and one that comes with its own sense of obligation. Acting on these powerful feelings of responsibility is a great way to reinforce our own personal values and feel like we are living in a way that is true to our own beliefs.
Giving is more impactful than ever
Many people are concerned that their donations to charity may be reduced by tax of administrative costs, preventing the full amount from reaching the people of causes they really wan to help. Thankfully, the donations to Parivrajaka Foundation are exempted under section 80G of Income Tax in India (Provisional approval granted under 12-clause (iv) of first proviso to sub-section (5) of section 80G vide Reg. No.: AANCP2783MF20221 dated 10.11.2022.
Giving can reintroduce friends and family to the importance of generosity
Knowing someone who gives to charity can be a catalyst for giving tto charity yourself. By giving to charity, you may well be helping to remind friends and family of causes they themselves are passionate about and would like to support.
Sharing the experience of donating to charity with your children is also a powerful way of showing them from a young age that they can make positive changes in the world. Children naturally love to help others, so nurturing their innate generosity is likely to mean that they grow up with a greater appreciation of what they have, and will carry on supporting charity and good causes in years to come.
Giving to charity builds and strengthens community
As a member of the various communities, you are likely to be well-placed to identify causes in your community that could benefit from charitable giving and support. You might also have insights into how to donate your money or time to magnify your positive impact and strengthen your community.
We accept donations in the form of cash, kind (property, books, furniture, etc.) and time.
For cash donation, feel free to directly deposit the amount in Bank Account of Foundation and send us details of donation to parivrajaka.foundation@outlook.com for issuance of receipt and other formalities. For donations click on
Parivrajaka Foundation is a Non Government Organisation (NGO) registered under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act., 2013.
Parivrajakaa are seeker of truth who did not live permanently in any one place. The members of the Parivraka Foundation are motivated and supported to come out of their comfort zones and serve the society by developing cultural, social, health, economical and educational facilities for citizens belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Foundation was incorporated on 03.10.2022 with the aims to work towards the betterment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the field of education, awareness and social welfare.
It’s a long never ending journey for the betterment of fellow citizens.
