The Parliamentary Committee on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes welfare reviewed the state’s welfare schemes in Jaipur. The meeting was held on Saturday, the second day of the committee’s three‑day study tour.
According to the government press release, the meeting chaired by Committee Chairman Dr. Faggan Singh Kulste saw Chief Secretary V. Srinivas brief on the progress of schemes led by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. The briefing noted that, compared with FY 2022–23, the allocation for the Scheduled Caste sub‑scheme rose to ₹46,995 crore in FY 2026–27 from ₹29,116 crore, while the Scheduled Tribe sub‑scheme allocation increased to ₹36,184 crore from ₹23,569 crore.
Progress of schemes and hostels
Chairman Dr. Kulste sought information on the implementation of the Atrocities Prevention Act and conviction rates. The Chief Secretary said pending cases for investigation fell from 2,456 to 1,007 between January 2024 and January 2026.
The Chief Secretary also said that 33,170 students from both categories are residing in the state’s 919 departmental hostels, and more than 12,300 tribal students are studying in 31 Ekalavya Ideal Residential Schools. In addition, under the Chief Minister Anuprati Coaching Scheme, 36,255 youth have been trained for competitive examinations since 2021–22.
Emphasis on cleanliness and mechanised cleaning
The meeting stressed timely compensation to affected families for eliminating manual garbage collection and highlighted mechanised cleaning of sewers and manholes. Urban bodies have been provided with 303 sewer‑cleaning machines at a cost of about ₹88.5 crore. Relevant departments presented their schemes to the committee.