Imagining Graduation Approach for the Welfare of the Scheduled Caste in Kerala.

Author(s)	Dr. Jeeja K S, Dr. Mahija K Kalidas
Country	India
Abstract	Graduation approach is a multifaceted program devised by a Non-Government Organization in Bangladesh to provide necessary life skills, seed capital and employment opportunities for sustainable future. This program was replicated across the globe and the studies find that this approach has proved successful in providing sustainable livelihood to the people in extreme poverty. Though Kerala model of development is world acclaimed, the model has been criticized for its apparent exclusion of SCs. The SCs are still the vulnerable and marginalized section of the society. The state led welfare programs are not multifaceted in its approach and not focused on person per se. This study imagines graduation approach instead of the existing welfare policies and evaluate the impact. The results show that adopting graduation approach will reduce the cumbersome administrative expenses in implementing the existing welfare programs and the plethora of welfare programs can be brought under one umbrella program graduation approach. This multi- layer program can effectively address the multiple issues that the scheduled caste people encounter.
Keywords	graduation approach, multifaceted program, sustainable livelihoods, scheduled caste
Field	Sociology > Economics
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-05-31
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.44594
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9mtr9

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