Scheduled castes in Punjab

Scheduled castes in Punjab, or Dalits in Punjab, are the officially designated groups in Punjab state in India and Punjab province in Pakistan which are most disadvantaged due to the caste system. They were placed in the lowest ranks of the caste system, because of which they suffered and are still suffering from social, political, economic and personal discrimination. In present-day Punjab, India, the scheduled caste population is proportionally higher than most other Indian states.

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