Special Central Assistance is 100 percent Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Govt. of India starts in 1980 to give a thrust to the development programmes for Scheduled Castes living below poverty line for increasing the productivity of income from their limited resources. The Ministry provides Special Central Assistance as an additive to Scheduled Castes Sub plan expected to fill the gaps in any sector. Under SCA, funds are provided in the following schemes:-
1. Income Generating Scheme
2. Infrastructure Development
3. Skill Development Programmes
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