Tamil Nadu has to wait further for a special legislation to ensure efficient implementation of the Schedule Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) and the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) since the government has not brought in the legislation in the recently-concluded Assembly session, as announced in the 2023-24 Budget.
While presenting the Budget in March, then Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan had highlighted the long-pending demand for the legislation and said: “The government will bring in a new legislation to ensure adequate allocation of funds and effective implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Tribal Sub Plans”.
He had said that a draft Bill [for the purpose] would be introduced in the “next session of the Assembly“ after due consultation with stakeholders.
