The treatise is a result of a research project sponsored by U.G.C., New Delhi on "Socio-Economic Status of Schedule Caste Women". The work mainly concentrates on the study of social status, family status, educational status, health status, housing profile, economic status, position of entertainment and addiction, professional position and awareness condition of S.C. Women. The work runs into 14 chapters. First chapter is introductory, which poses the statement of problem, significance of study, its relevance, objectives of study and methodology. Second chapter gives socio economic profile of study area. Third chapter is an introduction to Schedule Castes at large in India. Chapter 4 to 12 are devoted to primary survey, its various aspects and results. Chapter 13 is based on the secondary information of schemes and programmes for the upliftment of SC women along with poor and unemployed women. Last chapter gives the findings of study, problems of SC Women and suggestions to tackle them. This study will prove to be a comprehensive and in-depth study of SC women and will extend a guidance for their future upliftment and development. The study will be useful to Govt. social scientists, economists, politicians, social workers, academicians, women studies experts and all those, who in either way want to peep and probe into the SC women’s position and problems.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Murty
Dr. (Mrs.) S. Murty is presently Professor and Head of Economics Department in Vikram University, Ujjain. She has written 16 books on Indian Banking, Advanced Banking, Regionial Disparities inEconoics Development, Changing Indian Economic Order, Structural Transformation of Indian Economy, Money, Inflatiion and Economic Growth, India's International Trade and Rupee Exchange Rate, Financial Sector Reforms and Economic Growth, Economic Reforms and Growth, Economic Growth and Environment, Market Economy and Growth, Multinational Corporation in India, Issues in Indian Economy, Policy Decisiioins for the New World Order. Some Important Issues inIndian Economy, Employment of Women and Child Labour in India. She has published one hundred and fifty papers in various journals, attended several seminars and conferences. Twenty-four research scholars have been awarded Ph.D. under her guidance. Dr. Murty visited the United Kingdom under Young Scientist Exchange Scheme between India and the U.K. She has worked as Academic visitor in London Schools of Economics and Political Science, where she was accorded the status of Academic staff. She has been in Oxford, Cambridge, Lancaster, Leicester and Wales Universities. She has also visited the U.S.A., Italy and West Germany. Dr.Murty's name has been included inmany international directories and biographies. She has publsiehd a project on "Employment Generation by SBI," and is working on a UGC Project on "Status of SC Women". She has also directed a survey on "Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Programme" in Ujjain district sponsored by "World Health Organisation".
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