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February 6, 2025 - 9:00 am
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February 7, 2025 - 5:00 pm
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Joan Robinson Hall View mapICSSR-SRC Sponsored CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME
‘Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe : Sub-plan and Sub-classification’
| Day 1: 06/02/2025, Thursday | |
| 9.30—10.00 | Registration |
| 10.00—10.15 | Welcome and Programme Briefing
Dr. Abhilash T, Programme Coordinator and SC ST Cell Chairperson, CDS |
| 10.15—10.30 | Inauguration and Introduction to CDS
Prof. C Veeramani, Director, CDS |
| 10.30-11.15 | Keynote address: Historical Analysis of TSP and SCSP Implementation in Telangana
Prof. Malleppalli Laxmaiah, Chairman, Centre for Dalit Studies, Hyderabad Chair: Prof. Thiagu Ranganathan,CDS. |
| 11.15-11.30 | Q& A and Discussion |
| 11.30-11.45 | Tea Break |
| 11.45-12.30 | TSP and SCSP implementation: A critical overview of Kerala Experience
Dr. U.P Anilkumar, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), Thiruvananthapuram. Chair: Prof. Suraj Jacob, CDS. |
| 12.30-12.45 | Q&A and Discussion |
| 01-00 – 02.00 Lunch Break | |
| 02.00-02.45 | SCSP-TSP and Decentralization: Examining the Ground Realities
Prof. P Sivanandan, CDS, Thiruvananthapuram. Chair: Mr. M Geethanandan, Civil Rights Activist. |
| 02.45—03.00 | Q&A and Discussion |
| 03.00- 03.15 | Tea Break |
| 03.30—04.15 | Reflections from the participants about the experience of TSP and SCSP implementation on the ground |
| Day 2: 07/02/2025, Friday | |
| 10.00—10.45 | Keynote address: Beyond the Quota: Understanding sub-classification within SC and ST Reservation
Ms. Shalin Maria Lawrence, Author, Independent Human Rights Defender, Tamil Nadu Chair: Dr. Sambaiah Gundimeda KREA University, Chennai |
| 10.45—11.30 | Sub-classification in furtherance of Constitutional Equality
Adv. Saji K Cheraman, Bhim Mission, Kerala Chair: Dr. Christabell P. J, University of Kerala |
| 11.30 -11.45 | Q&A and Discussion |
| 11.45-12.00 | Tea Break |
| 12.00-12.45 | Sub-classification and Social Justice: The Way Forward
Mr. M Geethanandan, Civil Right Activist, Kerala Chair: Dr. Abhilash T, CDS |
| 12-45-1.00 | Q&A and Discussion |
| 01.00-02.00 | Lunch Break |
| 02.00-02.45 | Justice at Last: Examining the Supreme Court’s Judgment on Sub-classification
Dr. Sambaiah Gundimeda, Associate Professor, KREA University, Chennai Chair: Prof. Beena P L, CDS |
| 02.45- 03.00 | Q&A and Discussion |
| 03.00-03.15 | Tea Break |
| 3.30-04.00 | Caste, Intergenerational Mobility and Sub-National Variations in India
Ms. Libitha C, PhD Scholar, CDS. Chair: Prof. Thiagu Ranganathan, CDS |
| 04.00 to 05.00 | Reflections from the participants about the
Sub-classification |
| 04.15 -04.30 | Discussion |
| 04.30-04.45 | Feedback of the programme |
| 04.45 | Vote of thanks |