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`Atrocities against SC, STs declining'

By Our Staff Reporter

ERODE, DEC. 17 . Atrocities against those belonging to the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) were on the decline in the State, particularly in the district, the Collector, D. Karthikeyan, said.

Inaugurating a seminar, `Protection of Civil Rights and Prevention of Atrocities Act', here today, the Collector said that the Government had been providing compensation to the victims. Cases seeking compensation were coming down every year, he noted.

Compensation given

In 1999-2000, 26 persons were provided a compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs, Rs. 3 lakhs was given to 22 of them in 2000-01, Rs. 9 lakhs to 94 persons in 2001-02, Rs. 1.25 lakhs to 11 in 2002-03 and Rs. 11.80 lakhs to 59 persons in 2003-04.

In the current financial year, of the Rs. 4 lakhs sanctioned for compensation, the need arose only for Rs. 1.65 lakhs, which had been given to victims.

Urging members of the Scheduled Caste Vigilance Committee to ensure that the provision was not misused, he warned that stringent action would be initiated against those who indulged in atrocities against SC and STs.

The Superintendent of Police, P. Balasubramanian, said that the atrocities had come down drastically due to awareness.

The Gobichettipalayam Sub-Collector, S. Samayamurthy, the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Erode, R. Gajalakshmi, and the RDO of Dharapuram, Venkata Priya, spoke.

The Adidravida Welfare Officer, Sivalingam, welcomed.

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