Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Rights

• Voting and Elections Rights of SC/ST
• Land and Property belonging to SC/ST

Crimes against SC/ST

• Cruel and Degrading Atrocities against SC/ST
• Crimes against women belonging to SC/ST groups
• Externment of Persons Committing Atrocities
• False case/statements against SC/ST
• Reporting a Crime/Atrocity
• Rights of Victims and Witnesses
• Relief and Rehabilitation for Victims of Atrocities

Police procedures in SC/ST cases

• Investigation of Cases
• FIR, Arrest and Bail

State Measures

• Steps for States to ensure fulfilment of the rights
• Precautionary and preventive measures to be taken by States
• SC/ST Protection Cells