Inhuman treatment Dalits In India

The news coverage regarding the plight of the Dalits of Bhavkhedi village  and the most undignified treatment of their children by their  schools resulting in their dropping out from schools and migrating attempts  to save their lives and dignity leaves pain in the heart . What is the use of tall claims about emerging economy status, technological advancements in multiple fields, growth story ,space research achievements , highest external security arrangements , when the marginalized sections are still denied basic rights like safe living, education and dignified treatment by fellow citizens? India presents two pictures . Everything is rosy for the rich and powerful and it is every day struggle for the poor even after few decades of Independence . What type of scars  these incidents will leave on the minds and hearts of the children about whom it is reported ?

Economiics of poverty

The editorial on economics of poverty in The Hindu  has very correctly stated that governments “spend big money on social schemes without the vaguest ideas,” regarding the achievements of their  objectives . The Indian scenario is that,  a lion share of that big money is pocketed by people in charge of implementation and doesn’t reach the targeted sections.  If the Indian governments wants to take  guidance from the findings of the Nobel laureates in the filed of Development Economics, particularly for the removal of poverty, it has to undertake   two responsibilities viz., stopping  the leakages in the allotment of funds for social schemes by acting like a watch dog and then , study the  achievements of objectives  of the schemes through efficient filed studies.