Chapter 16
1. It is important to note that while the term ‘Class’ is used for the third category, the groups that are listed in them are the castes; in that sense, it is a misnomer. All efforts of the Government of India for poverty removal and elimination of discrimination are done at the level of Caste/tribe/ethnic group/minority group in terms of religion.
2. Graduation in this context means the country emerging from this status and setting forth on the road to development.
3. From amongst the neighbours of India in the list are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar and Nepal.
4. Lord Krishna belonged to the Yadav caste that now claims a backward status, but Krishna did not belong to the class of the poor; his friend Sudama ...
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