🔆 SC/ST Empowerment: Role of Centre–State Coordination

📍 Why in Focus?
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasized Centre–State coordination and institutional mechanisms for effective SC/ST empowerment at the Bhubaneswar National Conference【file-EAm1o1a5o2u1Qh6EHAy5Yj†source】.

📍 Key Highlights:
✅ Called for SC/ST Welfare Committees in all State Assemblies for grassroots action.
✅ Stressed that education & technology are key drivers of youth empowerment.
✅ Recommendations of Committees should be seen as guidance, not criticism.
✅ Bhubaneswar Agenda 2025 launched as roadmap for equitable, inclusive society by 2047.

📍 Challenges / Implications:
✅ Lack of institutional mechanisms in states limits oversight & accountability.
✅ Need for constructive coordination between Parliament & State Legislatures.
✅ Ensuring effective delivery of welfare schemes at the grassroots.

✅ Prelims Question:
“Bhubaneswar Agenda 2025,” recently in news, is associated with:
A. Climate change mitigation
B. Roadmap for SC/ST empowerment and inclusive society
C. Skill development in Northeast
D. Rural healthcare reforms
Ans: B

✅ Mains Question:
“Discuss the role of parliamentary and state-level committees in ensuring empowerment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. How can initiatives like the Bhubaneswar Agenda 2025 strengthen inclusive governance?” (250 words)

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