Consider the following statements with reference to Rajasthan State Schedule Caste and Schedule Trib...........

Rajasthan Polity and Governance

Consider the following statements with reference to Rajasthan State Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes Development Fund (Planning, Allocation, and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Bill:

The state will allocate developmental funds for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on year to year basis as per their share in the population.
Currently, Scheduled Tribe communities account for 18% of Rajasthan’s population.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

The Rajasthan government plans to introduce a bill in the Budget Session of the assembly to allocate funds for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) proportional to their populations.

The government intends to implement these provisions from the next financial year.

The Rajasthan State Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes Development Fund (Planning, Allocation, and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Bill has been finalised after the Chief minister had promised such a legislation in his 2021-22 Budget speech.

The draft bill, says that the state will allocate developmental funds for these communities and issue separate orders for the allocation on year to year basis as per their share in the population.

As per the official records, STs account for 12% and SCs account for 18% of Rajasthan’s population.

The Rajasthan government in the 2021-22 Budget allocated ?1.32 lakh crores for SC and ST communities compared to ?1.10 lakh crore in 2020-21.