What is Dalit Sikh?

The bulk of the Sikhs of Punjab belong to the Jat caste; there are also two Dalit Sikh castes in the state, called the Mazhabis and the Ramdasias. Sunrinder S. Jodhka says that, in practice, Sikhs belonging to the landowning dominant castes have not shed all their prejudices against the dalit castes.

Does Jain come under Hindu?

The Indian Supreme Court in 2005 ruled that Jains, Sikhs and Buddhist are part of broader Hindu fold, as they are Indic religions and interconnected to each other, although they are distinct religions.

How is scheduled tribe determined?

The President may, with respect to any State or Union territory, and where it is a state, after consultation with the Governor there of by public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall, for the purposes of this constitution, is deemed …

What is the status of SCS outside Maharashtra?

Not knew much about SCs outside Maharashtra, but in case of Maharashtra most of the SCs had been converted into Buddhism. Dr. Ambedkar with his followers had converted into Buddhism, in two cities Nagpur and Chandrapur. These SCs doesn’t care about Hinduism, they do not follow any of Hindu ritual and beliefs.

Is there any reservation for Buddhism in the SC/ST castes?

SC and ST are two group which contain separate castes. They have reservations in government schools, colleges and jobs. Buddhism is a religion like Hindu, Muslim etc. Buddhism is a minority religion in India. There are some reservations for minorities.

Is there a single list of SCs and Sts in India?

This was continued in the Constitution of India following which the 1951 Presidential Orders scheduling SCs and STs were issued. So there was a single list for SCs and STs issued by the centre, state wise, which could be amended only by an act of parliament.

Why do most of the SC and St adopt Buddhism?

Most of the SC and ST adopt Buddhism due to this reason. When an SC adopts Buddhism then he does change his religion but his social status almost remains same. He is still eligible to apply for the reservation. Most of the people correlate Buddhism with scheduled caste because Dr BR Ambedkar was a follower of Buddhism.