Ambedkar in 1950: How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic life?

Social Inequalities today:
1. Households without access to toilets: ST - 33%, SC - 30%, OBC - 21%, 'Others'- 7.5%, Overall – 20.2% [Source: NSS 2018]

2. Households without sufficient drinking water throughout the year: ST - 18.3%, SC -11.6%, OBC -10.6%, 'Others'- 9.6%, Overall- 11.3% [Source: NSS 2018]

3. Usual monthly per capita consumer expenditure: ST – Rs 1768.8, SC – Rs 1944.8, OBC - Rs 2189.6, 'Others'- Rs 3149.4, Overall- Rs 2356.6 [Source: NSS 2018]

4. Population with a graduate (or above) degree: ST – 3.5%, SC -4.4%, OBC – 6.3%, 'Others'- 14.2%, Overall- 7.7% [Source: NSS 2018]

5. Regular wage/salaried workers: ST - 13%, SC -20%, OBC -21%, 'Others'- 31%, Overall- 23% [Source: PLFS 2017-18]

6. Monthly earnings of the self-employed: ST – Rs 7121.4, SC – Rs 7759.3, OBC - Rs 9616.5, 'Others'- Rs 12326.9, Overall- Rs 9930 [Source: PLFS 2017-18]

7. Stunting (% of children under 5): ST - 44%, SC -43%, OBC -39%, 'Others'- 31%, Overall- 38.4% [Source: NFHS 2015]