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One Day Civil Society Consultation on Social Justice and Equity – Erode
A one-day Civil Society Consultation was organized by Centre for Social Justice and Equity, (MSSW) at Stanley Hall, Near Nalli Hospital, Opp to Bus Stand, Erode on 23rd Jan. 2024. The consultations were attended by thirty-six members from NGOs, Local Government members, academicians from six districts (Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem, Nilgiris, Namakkal).
Mr. R.Karuppasamy, Director, Rights Education and Development Centre, Erode. This district is the birthplace of Periyar, hence it is growing in terms of education, employment. In Tamil Nadu reservation is for all communities. Dalits and tribals have a bit more and that’s it. But there is a misconception that Dalits and tribals have more reservation. Dalits and tribals constitute 20.23% of all over India. 1700 cases per year against Dalits and tribals. But only 1% get justice for them. Currently they are growing in education and economy but this is not enough. Still need to grow the dalit and tribals. Are there Dalits and Tribals in any big corporations in India? If so, you have to say no. 3000 children are dropout of school after Corona in Erode district, mostly dropout student dalit and tribal children. Tribal children do not go to school because the school is 3 kilometres away. The road is not safe, so those children do not go to school. Therefore, it is not possible to study for higher education or graduation. Health is not available to them, there is no hospital or primary health care Centre in the places where they live. So, they are lagging behind in health.
Presently, more people are migrating to Tamil Nadu from outside the state. Most of them come from Jharkhand and West Bengal. They come because of poverty and we have to look at them from a human rights perspective. Their children do not go to school. I should take note of that.
People from the state of Jharkhand are mostly Dalits and tribals. They should not be treated as belonging to another state.
Social justice entails granting everyone access to the economy, health care, and education. could consider that to be growth. While hand scooping is not practiced in Tamil Nadu in scooping the drain is, and continues to be, a deadly habit. We must ascertain the degree to which a project will alter individuals. So, a plan should to be a tool. We are not a big political party or big organisation, but a small organization, so we have to work together with the government.
