AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF SCHEDULED CASTES: A STUDY OF BORDER AREAS OF JAMMU DISTRICT

The aim of the paper is to highlight the socio-economic status of the scheduled castes residing<br>in border areas of the Jammu district. Among the various socially deprived classes, scheduled castes<br>suffer from the dual disabilities of severe economic exploitation and social discrimination while they<br>constitute near about 16 per cent of the total population in the country and about 7.37 per cent in the state<br>of J&amp;K

本研究旨在揭示居住于查谟县边境地区的在册种姓（Scheduled Castes）群体的社会经济现状。在各类社会弱势群体中，在册种姓群体同时面临严苛的经济剥削与社会歧视的双重困境；该群体在全国总人口中占比约16%，在查谟和克什米尔邦（J&K）的占比则约为7.37%。