INTRODUCTION

Vulnerable Groups in India- Status, Schemes, Constitution of India

Vulnerable groups are the groups which would be vulnerable under any
circumstances (e.g. where the adults are unable to provide an adequate livelihood
for the household for reasons of disability, illness, age or some other
characteristic), and groups whose resource endowment is inadequate to provide
sufficient income from any available source.

Backward Classes

The constitution does not define the term backward classes. It is up to the center
and the states to stood that classes that are not represented adequately in the
services of the state can be termed backward classes. Further, the President can,
under Art. 340, can constitute a commission to investigate the condition of socially
and educationally backward classes. Based on this report, the president may
specify the backward classes.

OBJECTIVE
The basic objective of this project is to discuss the rights of minorities along with discussing the impact
of unawareness which largely affect their daily life and also thier families.

RESEARCH PROBLEM
1. What rights are available to the minorities in India ?
2. What is the procedure for invoking rights of such minorities?
3. What is the social position regarding the rights of minorities?
4. What are the different schemes and acts brought by the government supporting such rights?
5. What view the judiciary holds against such rights?
TENTATIVE CHAPTERISATIONS
 Introduction
 Defining vulnerable groups
 Constitutional provisions
 Status of schemes
 Sexual minorities
 Conclusion
 Bibliography

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The Research Methodology adopted in this project is doctrinal in nature. Doctrinal research in law
field indicates arranging, ordering and analysis of the legal structure, legal framework and case
laws to search out the new thing by extensive surveying of legal literature but without any field
work. The author mainly depended on the primary sources like Statutes, Judgments and Research
Committee Report and secondary sources like books, journals, articles, case laws, and websites.
Opinions of research scholars, experts in respective fields are used as a real contribution to this
work. The Internet has provided with a major contribution of most relevant and latest information
on the web which has helped the researcher to explore the research problem through various
dimensions.

REFERENCES
BOOKS

- M P Jain, V N Shukla

INTERNET SOURCES

-http://www.legalservicesindia.com/article/1079/Vulnerable-Groups-in-India---Status,-Schemes,-
Constitution-of-India.html
-https://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/General-Studies/notes/welfare-schemes-for-
vulnerable-sections.html

-https://mafiadoc.com/social-justice-emancipation-dr-br-ambedkar