The process of social inclusion is enmeshed with the forms and nature of social exclusion in India. The ultimate goal of social inclusion process is to establish an inclusive society. An inclusive society balances social structures and abolishes hierarchies and ensures everyone’s participation in social, economic, and political life of the nation. Social Inclusion of Marginalised in India: State Policies and Challenges unravels the in-depth processes of social exclusion, processes of implementation of inclusive policies by the state and its impacts upon the marginalised sections in India. The book includes macro-level perspectives on socially inclusive policies and micro realties of social inclusion processes at the grassroots level. Besides a crisp introduction by the editors, the book is thematically divided in five parts, viz. Perspectives on Social Exclusion/Inclusion of Marginalised; Policies for Health and Nutrition of Marginalised; Policies for Livelihood Generation of the Marginalised; Policies for Educational Development of Marginalised; and Policies for Political and Social Inclusion of Marginalised. The book will be of immense interest to researchers, policy makers, planners, practitioners, academia, and all those interested in social development of marginalised sections in India. CONTENTS 1 Social Inclusion of Marginalised: An Introduction / Yatindra Singh Sisodia and Tapas Kumar Dalapati Theme I: Perspectives on Social Exclusion/Inclusion of the Marginalised 2 Regional, Residence, Social Class, and Gender Inequalities in Child Mortality: A Case of Madhya Pradesh / Aalok Ranjan Chaurasia 3 Non-implementation of PESA Provisions in Madhya Pradesh / Rahul Banerjee Theme II: Policies for Health and Nutrition of the Marginalised 4 Delivery of Nutritional and Healthcare Services through ICDS: How Does Caste Matter? / G.C. Pal 5 Mid Day Meal Scheme Contributing in Achieving Goal of Primary Education for Children of Disadvantaged Groups: A Ground-Level Reality Check in Rajasthan / Deepak Kumar Yogi 6 Gynaecological Health of Poor Urban Women in Indore / Subhadra Khaperde Theme III: Policies for Livelihood Generation of the Marginalised 7 Incidence and Correlates of Chronic Poverty in Central Tribal Belt of India / D.C. Sah 8 Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment: A Study of Caste Dynamics / Neeta Tapan 9 Impact of Livelihood Generation Programme of Micro Project on Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in Odisha / Minaketan Behera 10 Efficacy of Agricultural Development Programmes in the Tribal Areas of Andhra Pradesh / Brajaraja Mishra Theme IV: Policies for Educational Development of the Marginalised 11 Assessing Elementary Education in Odisha: How Inclusive is It? / Sanjay Kumar 12 Trend, Pattern, and Academic Performance in Higher Education: Focus on Scheduled Tribe Students in Odisha / Anjali Dash 13 Scheduled Caste Students in Higher Education and the National Fellowship: Educational Inclusion, Socio-Economic and Political Mobility / Dhaneswar Bhoi Theme V: Policies for Political and Social Inclusion of the Marginalised 14 Political Representation of Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj: An Experience from Maharashtra / Jitendra G. Wasnik 15 Critical Review of Efficacy of Government Programmes on the Socio-Economic and Political Inclusion of Katkari Tribes in Maharashtra / Supriya David 16 Bharias and their Economic Development: A Retrospect to Efficacy of State Interventions / Sunil Kumar Yadav 17 73rd Constitutional Amendment and Political Inclusion of Tribes in Central India: An Appraisal / Neelu Rawat