Mangalore : Around 149 Dalit atrocity cases were reported in Dakshina Kannada district from 2001, said Deputy Commissioner Subodh Yadav speaking at the meeting held at DC Office Chamber on district vigilance and management committee mandated under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules 1995 on November 9, Monday.
He also said that only two cases were reported in 2001-02, later the number increased to 39 in 2010, in this regard the amount of Rs 36.58 lakh has been spent to solve several cases.
Rajeev Salian of Nagarika Seva Trust Guruvayanakere said that according to the surveys conducted in all villages in Belthangady taluk revealed that untouchability still exists in various forms.
He urged the Government to ask for an audit of the implementation of various schemes.
Later a SC/ST grievance meet was followed by the VMC meet, presided by the DC in the presence of Mangalore South MLA N Yogish Bhat.
In this meeting several Dalit leaders, activists and others filed complaints that lands reserved for Scheduled Castes by the district administration had been infringed upon by others in several places.