४०२ डॉ. बाबासाहेव आंबेडकर लेखन आणि भाषणे
RESOLUTION No. IV
CHANGE IN VILLAGE SYSTEM
That so long as the Scheduled Castes continue to live on the outskirt of the Village, with no source of livelihood and in small numbers a compared to the Hindus they will continue to remain untouchables an subject to the tyranny and opposition of the Hindu and will not be able enjoy free and full life. For the protection of the Scheduled Castes from the tyranny and opposition of the caste Hindus to enable them to develop to their fullest manhood, to give them economic and social security and alsoto pave the way for the removal of untouchability this conference has after long and mature deliberation come to conclusion that a radical change must be made in the village system, now prevalent in india and which is the parent of all the ills from which the Scheduled Castes are suffering for so many centuries at the hands of Hindus. Realising the necessity of these changes this Conference holds that along with the constitutional changes in the system of Government there must be a change in the Village system now prevalent made along the following lines :—
(1) SEPARATE VILLAGES: The constitution should provide
for the transfer of the Scheduled Castes from their present habitation
and constitute separate Scheduled Castes villages away from and
independent of Hindu villages.
(2) SETTLEMENT COMMISSION : For the settlement of the
Scheduled Castes in new Villages a provision shall be made by the _ constitution for establishment of a Settlement Commission.
(3) LAND FOR SCHEDULED CASTES : All Government land
which is cultivable and which is not occupied shall be handed over to
the Commission to be held in trust for the purpose of making new
settlement of the Scheduled Castes.
(4) ACQUISITION OF NEW LAND : The Commission shall be
empowered to purchase new land under the Land Acquisition Actfrom
the private owners to complete the scheme of settlement of the _ Scheduled Castes
- (5) CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE MINIMUM OF FIVE.
CRORES PER ANNUM : The constitution shall provided that the
Central Government shall grant to the Settlement Commission mini-
Mum sum of Rs. Five crores per annum to enable the Commission to
carry out their duty in this behalf.