The Broad-Basing process and Dalits 1

New economic policy and problem of inequality in India

“…It is clear that most Scheduled Caste families are either dependent on the water provided by municipalities or they have to go very far to bring water (GOI 2001) [12] . Nadkarni (1997) [23] believes that social mobility often happens with individuals or families, and sometimes with individual communities, whereas the broad-based society refers to society as its overall form and its power structure. Apart from this, to the extent that relocation of livelihood from one reference to another occurs without any significant change in the relations of the group with others, it becomes less than the broadest base.…”

“…If the upward social mobility of a community is with the upgradation or marginalization of another community, then a wider base cannot be generated unless the community experiencing vertical mobility is numerically much stronger than the other. Nadkarni (1997) [23] said that another powerful force which facilitates broad base is economic development, in which modern technology and urbanization are the attendant forces of growth. The development of technology can increase productivity and free humans from drugs and can work under the following conditions and income.…”

“…It is from the beginning of the 1990's that the growth of GNP is much higher than the growth rate of the population. However, as long as economic development does not go towards social development through conscious policies and programs, and its nature is such that instead of reducing them, more jobs are created, it is not enough profit for the weak (Nadkarni 1997) [23] can bring. Industrialization in rural areas is ending with poor quality of product, active marketing or poor distribution with distribution channels and a constant decency with low factor productivity.…”