Prof. Ramdas Rupavath, faculty in the Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad has published an article titled, “Role of Voluntary Organizations in Indian Democracy: Enhancing Social Justice” in the Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Sage Journal which is Scoups Indexed.
Abstract of the paper
The Article examines the educational status of the tribal population and studies developmental issues such as unemployment, illiteracy, caste discrimination, and inequality faced by the community. The government of India has taken measures to implement various tribal development plans, involving voluntary organization. The study is about how to enhance the reach of government schemes and fill the gaps in service-deficient tribal areas in education, health, drinking water, agro-horticultural productivity, social security, etc., sectors and to provide an environment for socioeconomic upliftment and overall development of the Scheduled Tribes (STs). Any other innovative activity having a direct impact on their socio-economic development or livelihood evaluates the development of ST students as a result of help rendered by the voluntary organization in residential schools and finds out the better-performing organization in the residential schools of five states.
The article can be accessed at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2455328X251321896
Prof. Ramdas Rupavath specialises in the areas of Indian political processes, democracy, development, tribal politics, education and politics, pluralism and politics of accommodation and comparative politics in indigenous societies. He did his MA, MPhil and PhD from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
More information about Prof. Ramdas Rupavath is available at https://uohyd.academia.edu/DrRRamdasRupavath