Socio-Economic Indicators among Backward-Class Citizens in Uttarakhand

There is a clear pattern emerging from the above analysis of the recent data on educational and economic backwardness among BCCs in Uttarakhand. This data points to that, the BCCs are economically and socially vulnerable as compared to the forward cast in Uttarakhand. Secondly, like the findings of the earlier studies based on the data available from other national surveys, the differences between BCCs and other forward castes continue to remain significant for many indicators as discussed above. Finally, it is important to address these socio-economic indicators differences, through appropriate policies and programs targeting the BCCs, so that such differences and inequity existing in society can be removed by making them available an opportunity to participate in the decision-making process through appropriate political reservations in the local self-government bodies.