Social Justice through AP Sub Plan

Introduction

Use of sub-plan and its necessity

Situation in other States

Sub-plan gets Statutory status first in AP

Sub-plan and its main features

• The sub-plan funds will allocate from Budget which should be utilized for the safety and to provide social status for SCs and STs. The State Govt. has to use these funds for the development of their economic and education levels as the proportionate of their population in order to enhance their living standards.
  
  
• The Govt. has to introduce decent beneficial special schemes / packages to remove differences with other classes of the people. The schemes should be prepared before six months of its implementation as for individually, family wise and their residential wise. The schemes should be focused mainly on the poorest of the poor in the classes of SC/ST.
  
  
• All the departments in Government are aware to implement these packages with transparency in a comprehensive method. The Govt. should initiate the entire department in such way to implement the schemes.
  
  
• Social and Tribal welfare departments should act as Nodal agencies.
  
  
• According to this legislature Act, there is no choice to diversion funds and unspent of the funds. If there is any negligence in spending of funds intentionally by some officials, they will be liable to severe actions taken by the Govt.
  
  
• A legislature council with a chair person of Chief Minister will supervise the functions and powers utilization. The Council will have to meet twice in a year to sort out the process of functioning and the way the SCs /STs getting benefits from this Sub-Plan to indicate if any change needed in its action plan.
  
  
• The Nodal agencies will observe the process of functioning the designed programs as per Sub-Plan with the coordination of all Government departments and the Nodal agencies will make a report to submit the Council meeting.
  
  
• the Sub-Plan period has been limited to the ten years
  
  

Problems in implementation

Transparency in implementation

• Ministerial sub-committee indicated 'Ombudsmen' should be formed to proper utilization of allocated funds for this scheme.
  
  
• The Government should initiate a special administrative organization with all facilities in a dedicated sense to implementation of sub-plan funds with zeal.
  
  
• social audit will administer at every frequent intervals to control the miss-appropriation of funds in use.
  
• The funds for this sub-plan will allot from the budget plan as proportionate to the Population. The majority of SC/ST population depends upon on agriculture. But the priority is not given for agriculture. The ministerial subcommittee will have to look in to the matter while preparing the budget. More funds will be allotted to the irrigation projects. In this case there will be no use for SCs/STs because the more people in the SCS/STs are worked as agriculture labor with no cultivated land.
  
  
• This sub-plan has necessary to be seen as social and economic attitude but not technical view.
  
  
• The Government will take keen interest to provide share for SCs / STs in changes occurring in economic, services and technology sectors. These are the only sectors will create wealth in future.
  
  

Conclusion

Constitutional safety measures for SCs/STs

• According to the article-14, all are equal with equal opportunities.
  
  
• Article-15(1), one should not show or treat with discrimination as in the base of Caste.
  
  
• Article-15(2), there is provision for equal admission / entrance in to public utility places.
  
  
• Article-15(4), Our Constitution provides special safety measure and assumptions in the view of social relations.
  
  
• Article-15(5), Special opportunities in Government and private educational Institutions have been made for SCs and STs.
  
  
• Article-16(2), there should not be scoped for Caste discrimination among the employees in both Govt. and Private sectors.
  
  
• Article-16 (4A, 4B) SCs/STs have their reservations for promotions in their jobs.
  
  
• Article-46, our constitution allows special schemes for SCs and STs Development through implementation of these special packages.
  
  
• Article-243D, SCs have reservations in local bodies like village panchayats.
  
  
• Article 243T, Urban and other local bodies have provided them reservations.
  
  
• Article-330, SCs/STs have got reservations in Lok Sabha.
  
  
• Article-332, they have reservations in State legislature.
  
  
• Article-335, they are provided with a reasonable place in State and Central services.
  
  
• Article-338/338A, there has been formed a commission for SC/ST on the national level to look after their position as our constitution states.