Constitutional Protection of Dalits: An Effort By Ambedkar

Abstract

The constitution of India provides for a number of safeguards for the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes which are of its unique features. The safeguards have apparently helped these communities in protecting their legitimate interests and accelerated their socio-economic development. The credit for incorporating these safeguards in the constitution of India goes to Ambedkar, nothing was dearer than the welfare of the downtrodden.  The main objective of these safeguards was to level up, specially and economically backward classes, particularly the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes in as short time as possible. The policy of reservation to improve the socio-economic condition of SC’s and STs Over a period of five decades has been a failure. But we have to admit that the reservation has been a failure. But we have to admit that the reservation has come to stay in our society. It was in the past, it is, and it will remain. But the question is how to make it effective in order to bring the SCs and STs to the level of other sections of society (Kumar, 2015).