The literacy rate of the total population in the country was about 73 percent in 2011, in comparison to about 66 percent among the scheduled caste population. In India, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe and other backward class are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people. They are the primary beneficiaries of reservation policies under the constitution.
Literacy rates among scheduled caste and total population in India between 1961 and 2011
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (January 1, 2016). Literacy rates among scheduled caste and total population in India between 1961 and 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Literacy rates among scheduled caste and total population in India between 1961 and 2011." Chart. January 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2016). Literacy rates among scheduled caste and total population in India between 1961 and 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Literacy Rates among Scheduled Caste and Total Population in India between 1961 and 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Literacy rates among scheduled caste and total population in India between 1961 and 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702170/scheduled-caste-literacy-rate-india/ (last visited June 03, 2020)
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