Scheduled Caste

[ skej-oold kast, kahst; British shed yoold ]

noun

1. (in India) the official name given to any of the lowest castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions: members of these castes were formerly known as untouchables.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scheduled Caste¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Many get places at top universities through India’s reservation system of positive discrimination, which favours “scheduled caste” students from low-caste backgrounds.

From The Guardian

Growth possibilities are limited by differences in the size of worker networks - scheduled caste owners find it easier to work with scheduled caste workers.

From BBC

A majority of them hail from scheduled caste and minorities.

From New York Times

“This is only to help members with laws of the land,” she said, which make it a punishable offense to offend any person from a scheduled caste or tribe.

From New York Times