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Corruption and Its Impact on Marginalized Communities: Analyzing Government Scheme Delivery and Proposing Accountability Measures

Introduction Corruption in India’s welfare delivery systems disproportionately affects marginalized communities, creating barriers to essential services and perpetuating intergenerational poverty cycles. This article examines how systemic corruption in major government schemes—including MGNREGA, Public Distribution System, healthcare programs, and educational initiatives—undermines constitutional guarantees for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other vulnerable populations. Through analysis of documented […]

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Caste-Based Violence: Documenting Incidents and Rule of Law

Bihar experiences endemic caste-based violence with systematic state failure in prevention and prosecution, creating cycles of impunity that perpetuate educational exclusion, economic marginalization, and intergenerational poverty among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, demanding comprehensive judicial and administrative reforms. Statistical Magnitude and Escalating Violence Patterns Bihar ranks fourth nationally in caste-based atrocities with 6,509 cases registered

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Dalit Access to Education in Bihar: Progress and Barriers

Despite constitutional guarantees and government interventions, Dalit children in Bihar face persistent educational exclusion through institutional discrimination, economic constraints, and systemic barriers that perpetuate intergenerational poverty cycles, requiring comprehensive policy reforms and social transformation. Educational Landscape and Statistical Reality Bihar’s Scheduled Caste population confronts profound educational marginalization that defies decades of affirmative action policies. According

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Gender, Caste and Mobility: Young Women in Rural Bihar

 Young women in rural Bihar face intersecting challenges of caste discrimination and gender restrictions, though government interventions like JEEViKA are creating new pathways for economic empowerment and social mobility. Traditional Constraints on Women’s Mobility Rural Bihar’s patriarchal structure historically confined women to domestic spheres, with caste hierarchies compounding gender-based restrictions. Traditional social norms dictated that

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How Caste and Economic Disparity Fuel School Dropout in Rural India

Does the intersection of caste hierarchy and economic hardship in rural India compel children to abandon their schooling? Consider the story of Raju, a Dalit boy in Bihar who each morning is made to sit on the dusty floor of his government school, barred from sharing the same water tap as his upper‐caste classmates—daily humiliations

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