Dalit Arthik Adhikar Andolan(DAAA) Dalits are among the
socially, economically and educationally most deprived sections
in India. The caste system which deprived economic and education
rights for long rendered the vulnerable .For a majority of them
agriculture and casual labour is the primary occupation. Special
Component Plan(SCP) for the development of SC s is implemented
from the 6th five year plan(1980-85).All the general planning in
the country tended to exclude and marginalize Dalits. So “SCP is
a policy instrument designed to ensure the fulfillment of
constitutional guarantees and entitlements enjoined for the SC
communities”(Planning Commission ,Govt of India). It is
imperative for all the state govts and all their departments as
well as the central govt to allocate plan funds in proportion to
the SC population. And the Planning department is entrusted to
ensure before the finalization of the budget proposals that all
the departments concerned earmark the specific fund. Lack of
political will, casties