Govt launches 'Grievance Redressal Portal' for Scheduled Castes

New Delhi, April 15: On the occasion of the 130th birthday anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a portal for people belonging to Scheduled Castes to file complaints in case they have any grievances.

 

While launching the portal, Prasad said, "Dr. B R Ambedkar taught us that we have to ensure the progress of India through constitutional means."

 

Lauding the government's Digital India initiative, Prasad said, "This portal is an example of Digital India initiative towards bringing a change in the society." A senior government official said the NCSC Grievances Management Portal can be used for filing complaints by the aggrieved person belonging to Scheduled Castes.

 

 

 

 

The mechanism has been developed by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC). The new mechanism has been introduced to handle the complaints in online mode from the victim. The online portal is likely to make it easier for an aggrieved person from Scheduled Castes to register his/her complaints from any part of the country.

 

 

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is an Indian constitutional body established to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes.Ravi Shankar launched the portal in the presence of the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria and the NCSC Chairman, Vijay Sampla.

 

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Rattan Lal Kataria said that the portal will make it easier for the Scheduled Castes population to register their complaint from any part of the country. He said the portal will enable them to file their application and other atrocity and services-related grievances online and to get them addressed in a time-bound manner.

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