01-05-2006, 02:03 AM
Interesting info..
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->According to NSS data, the SCs had a fair share of land ownership in West Bengal (27.6% of SCs share 23.8% of land), Jammu & Kashmir (8% of SCs share 16.5%), Himachal Pradesh (26% of SCs share 14.8% of land), Madhya Pradesh (15% of SCs share 12.9% of land), Tamil Nadu (20% of SCs share13% of land) and Rajasthan (18% of SCs share 12% of land).
In Punjab, Haryana, Kerala, Gujarat and Bihar, the SCs share of land ownership was lower, less than 5% compare to their share of population.
In Punjab, the proportionate share of rural SCs population to total rural population was 32% and their corresponding share of land was only 5%. Where as 68% of Non-SCs share about 95% of land.
SCs in Haryana was 22% and their share of land was only 5% where as the share of others population was 78% and their corresponding share of land was 95%.
The so-called progressive state, Kerala, about 88% of the Non-SCs/STs share almost all the area of land about 96% and only 4% land shared by 13% of SCs/STs.
At all-India level, the proportionate share of SCs, STs in the total population was 16% and 9% and their corresponding share of land are 10% and 12% respectively. Whereas, the Non-SCs/STs population was 75% and their share of land was high 82%.
Source: Report on Some Aspects of Ownership Holdings NSS Report No. 399 (48th Round 1992).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The more I read about these numbers the more I am convinced that these numbers need to be compiled in a proper way to actually understand what 'apartheid' is being talked about. Comparable numbers with US/UK/Oz/South Africa at the time of apartheid are required so an objective evaluation can be done as to what people mean when they talk about the 'oppression' of dalits.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->According to NSS data, the SCs had a fair share of land ownership in West Bengal (27.6% of SCs share 23.8% of land), Jammu & Kashmir (8% of SCs share 16.5%), Himachal Pradesh (26% of SCs share 14.8% of land), Madhya Pradesh (15% of SCs share 12.9% of land), Tamil Nadu (20% of SCs share13% of land) and Rajasthan (18% of SCs share 12% of land).
In Punjab, Haryana, Kerala, Gujarat and Bihar, the SCs share of land ownership was lower, less than 5% compare to their share of population.
In Punjab, the proportionate share of rural SCs population to total rural population was 32% and their corresponding share of land was only 5%. Where as 68% of Non-SCs share about 95% of land.
SCs in Haryana was 22% and their share of land was only 5% where as the share of others population was 78% and their corresponding share of land was 95%.
The so-called progressive state, Kerala, about 88% of the Non-SCs/STs share almost all the area of land about 96% and only 4% land shared by 13% of SCs/STs.
At all-India level, the proportionate share of SCs, STs in the total population was 16% and 9% and their corresponding share of land are 10% and 12% respectively. Whereas, the Non-SCs/STs population was 75% and their share of land was high 82%.
Source: Report on Some Aspects of Ownership Holdings NSS Report No. 399 (48th Round 1992).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The more I read about these numbers the more I am convinced that these numbers need to be compiled in a proper way to actually understand what 'apartheid' is being talked about. Comparable numbers with US/UK/Oz/South Africa at the time of apartheid are required so an objective evaluation can be done as to what people mean when they talk about the 'oppression' of dalits.