The National Commission for Schedule Castes (NCSC) today said the Jharkhand government should ensure reservation to people under the SC category proportionate to its population.
"The SC population in Jharkhand is 12.09 per cent, while reservation is (covered to) only ten per cent. It should be proportionate to its population," NCSC chairperson P L Punia told a press conference here.
"Another serious matter," he said, "is more than 50 per cent of women belonging to SC, are illiterate."
The three-member Commission suggested the government to take steps in increasing the number of residential schools and hostels, he said.
"Scholarship should be given to all students under SC category as it is the only source for children to study," Punia said.
The government and private institutions should also ensure admission of such students free of cost in courses like B.Tech, MBA and LLB, Punia added.
