Page 3 - Mind Map

The term ‘Dalit’ bin Sanskrit is derived from the

root ‘ Dal’ which means to split, break, crack

STATE INTIATIVES

 Reservation of seats in state and central
legislatures

 Reservation of jobs in government services

 Reservation of seats in educational
institutions

 Abolition of Untouchability – Article 17

 Caste Disabilities Removal Act 1850

 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities Act) 1989

NON-STATE INTIATIVES
 In pre-independence time efforts

made by Jyotibha Phule, Periyar,
Ambedkar and others
 In contemporary times efforts

made by political organisations
like Bahujan Samaj Party in UP,
Dalit Sangharsh Samiti of
Karnataka
 Literary contributions creating

Dalit awareness specially in
Marathi, Tamil Kannada Telugu
and Hindi