scheduled castes

plural noun

1. certain classes in Indian society officially granted special concessions See Harijan

Example Sentences

There are 131 seats reserved for MPs from the "scheduled castes" and "scheduled tribes" - groups that are officially recognised as disadvantaged and make up about a quarter of India's population.

From BBC

There are 131 seats reserved for MPs from so-called "scheduled castes" and "scheduled tribes".

From BBC

All the 269 accused denied the allegations against them, but in 2011, a trial court convicted them, pronouncing them guilty under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act.

From BBC

The law will also apply to the seats that are already reserved for some of India's most disadvantaged communities known as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

From BBC

Bezwada Wilson, National Convener of Safai Karmachari Andolan — a human rights organization pushing to end manual scavenging, a traditional practice reserved for Indians from Scheduled Castes — says the surveillance, which he calls illegal, is dehumanizing.

From Salon