Report of The Task Force on Education and Employment of The Backward Classes

Abstract

From Introductory: The Planning Commission constituted a Steering Group on ’'Welfare of Backward Classes and Social Welfare" under its Order No.PC/SW/53(1 )/71 dated April 5, 1972. Its terms of reference ware: (i) To review development in regard to Social Welfare and Welfare of Backward Classes by the end of Fourth Plan; to identify the present bottlenecks and weaknesses In policies and programmes and suggest corrective measures; (ii) to suggest a perspective of development for 1973-74 to 1988-89 in the light cf the overall development perspective envisaged in the Fourth -Plan; and (iii) to formulate proposals for the Fifth Plan in the light of the perspective indicating priorities, policies programmes and outlays. To assist the Steering Group, Planning Commission also decided to constitute a Task Force on Education and Employment of Backward with broadly the same terms of reference as that of the Steering Group (Annexure I).