Quesdtion : Centre to launch scheme for upliftment of SC students. Who is chairman of Sc commission?
a) Vijay Sampla
b) Rekha Sharma
c) .B.S . Mavoji
d) None of these
Ans:a
Related Facts:
- The Centre is set to launch the Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) scheme on Monday(December6 ,2021) for the upliftment and development of scheduled castes (SC) students.
- The announcement was made by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar .
- The scheme will focus on the socio-economics upliftment and overall development of the Scheduled Caste students by providing quality residential education to meritorious Scheduled Caste students in reputed private schools.
- This will enable bright SC students to have a better future by getting a high-quality education, aid in controlling dropout rates of SC students from class 9th to 12th.
- the continuous support to the existing institutions being run by the voluntary organizations for the target ground. In the next 5 years, the ministry has decided to extend support to 24800 meritorious SC students, involving Rs. 300 crores approx., for providing them with quality residential education from class 9 to 12 in reputed private residential schools in aspirational districts identified by the NITI Aayog.
- History of sc commission:
- The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in 2004 with Suraj Bhan as the chairman.
- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is an Indian constitutional body under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment , Government of India
- Article 338 of the Indian constitution deals with National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Article 338 A deals with National Commission for Scheduled tribes.
- The first Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was set up in August 1978 with Bhola Paswan Shastri as Chairman and other four members
By – Pawan Mishra