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| The Institute has developed a database on various aspects related to the marginalized communities in India. It must be mentioned here that Dalit Studies in India suffer from a paucity of data and also a centralized database. Therefore, IIDS in its objectives and vision stressed on the development of a detailed database on Dalits in India, which also forms the basis of its research.
IIDS has developed an extensive and a detailed database on various aspects related to social groups at all India and state levels on vital indicators delineating the economic, political, social, educational and related aspects.
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| Economic Indicators |
| Ownership of capital assets like agricultural land and business etc, occupational patterns, employment and unemployment, wages, income and consumption expenditure, poverty and other related economic indicators. |
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| Social Needs Indicators |
| These include data on education, literacy, health, housing, water, electricity and other related aspects. |
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| Political Variables |
| Data on the Members of Parliament from the 5th to the 14th Lok Sabha by social groups, which include data on party, gender, educational qualifications and occupational backgrounds etc. |
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| The Status of Civil and Political Rights |
| Data on the practice of untouchability, discrimination and atrocities. |
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