In Andhra Pradesh, the place the BJP is prone to contest the polls alone, the ruling YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is attempting to Scheduled Caste a key ballot problem on this 12 months’s meeting and the Lok Sabha polls as soon as once more. The YSR Congress Social gathering had stormed to energy in 2019 driving on the assist of SCs who represent round 19% of the state’s inhabitants.
The Andhra Authorities below Jagan has launched the Navaratnalu scheme aimed on the social welfare of the poor and SCs. The Navaratnalu consists of 9 schemes- Raithu Bharosa below which farmers are paid Rs 13,500 yearly and Rs 7 lakh insurance coverage, Rs 20,000 per scholar every year to be offered to poor for his or her child’s training, Arogyasri which covers all medical bills over Rs 1000 for households having earnings lower than Rs 5 lakh, Jalayagnam venture for secure ingesting water, Ban on Alcohol, Amma Vodi below which monetary help of Rs 15,000 given to moms for youngsters training, YSR Asara -YSR Cheyuta for mortgage to Girls Cooperative Societies, Housing for all homeless poor households and pension enhancement to Rs 3000 per 30 days.
Dalit Votes By way of Ambedkar?
Now, CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has unveiled a 125-foot statue of Dr B R Ambedkar on the Swaraj Maidan in Vijayawada to woo the Scheduled Caste (SC) voters. The YSRCP authorities, asserting that its Ambedkar statue is the tallest within the nation, has undertaken varied initiatives focusing on Dalit voters. Along with this, the state not too long ago initiated its personal caste survey, a transfer that comes amidst opposition calls for for a nationwide caste census. The YSRCP authorities in Andhra Pradesh has included a good portion of the Dalit inhabitants, significantly the Madigas and Malas, in varied welfare schemes. Now with the Ambedkar statue and his Navaratnalu scheme, Jagan is sending a message to Dalits/SCs that his authorities is dedicated for his or her welfare.
Whereas the earlier BRS authorities in Telangana had additionally unveiled an Ambedkar statue forward of the state polls, it did not retain energy as Congress received the meeting polls.
Congress-TDP Problem
Jagan shouldn’t be able to take any probability on condition that the Congress has appointed his sister Y S Sharmila because the celebration’s Andhra president whereas the Telugu Desam Social gathering (TDP) and Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena have joined arms to defeat the YSCRP. Whereas the TDP has accused the Jagan authorities of brutality towards Dalits, the YSCRP has termed the TDP an anti-dalit celebration.
Centre’s Panel Transfer For Dalits
The BJP can also be nicely conscious of the potential of the Dalit vote financial institution within the state. Whereas the celebration has a minuscule presence within the state, it is trying to improve its vote share. Whereas PM Narendra Modi has visited temples linked to Lord Ram within the state, his authorities on the Centre has shaped a high-level panel to look at the steps that may be taken to safeguard the pursuits of scheduled caste communities just like the Madigas and different such teams. In line with experiences, the panel will work to make sure truthful allocation of advantages to the Madigas – probably the most deprived group inside the Scheduled Castes. It has been alleged that Madigas have been overshadowed by comparatively prosperous and influential teams inside the SC communities.
In line with experiences, the central authorities has acquired requests from a number of state governments, resembling Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, advocating for the sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes (SCs), which encompasses the Madiga group. The argument is that the advantages of reservation and welfare/developmental applications usually are not uniformly reaching all sections inside the SCs.
