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An important part of the population of India is Scheduled Castes. West Bengal is the western part of the ancient Bangadesh. Present day West Bengal and today's Bangladesh were known as Bangadesh until Lord Curzon's infamous partition of Bengal in 1905. A large number of Scheduled Caste people from East- Pakistan and later independent Bangadesh migrated to West Bengal for political reasons. West Bengal is the important state of East India. About a quarter of the total population of the state is Scheduled Caste people. According to the 2011 Census of India, total Scheduled Castes population in West bengal is 21.4 million (23.51 %). There are 60 Sub- Caste categories among Scheduled Castes in West Bengal. Bordering areas of South Bengal such as North 24 Parganas, Nadia, and South 24 Parganas districts are inhabited by the Namasudra community of Scheduled Castes. On the other hand, people of the Rajbanshi community living in the districts like Cooch Bihar, Jalpaiguri, Siliguri in North Bengal. There are several Scheduled Castes communities like Bagdi,Bauri, Chamar, Dhoba, Dom,Jhalomalo, Kaora,Kotal,Musahar,Sarki, Sunri,Hrishi etc in West Bengal. Scheduled Caste people of this state are very backward from other general class people in economic, social and cultural fields. Even after 75th years of independence, they are forced to choose the lower professions of the society as a means of livelihood. They are still neglected by the upper caste people of the society. Due to lack of education they are forced to live in lower socio-economic status. The main livelihood of the class of people of West Bengal are- agricultural, agricultural labourers, hawkers, construction workers, small business,work in Mills,scavenging etc. Lack of education is the main reason behind the backwardness of the Scheduled Castes people from other general classes in terms of socio-economic status in this state. Due to lack of education, they are denied the right to take up the higher profession of the society as a means of livelihood. Various superstitions and bad practice are prevalent among the Scheduled Castes in our state. Due to lack of economic development, they are backward in education, health, housing and food. Another major reason behind the under development of these people in the state use of false certificates. Many of the general classes are depriving the real Scheduled Castes people of their rights by using false caste credentials for the sake of Political power. Due to lack of awareness in the fields of education, economy and politics, the Scheduled Castes people of West Bengal are not able to develop as expected in the socio-economic fields.