₹747.17 crore to UP since 2019-20 for the SC/ST Atrocities Act
The Centre released ₹747.17 crore to Uttar Pradesh between 2019-20 and 2025-26 under the scheme to enforce the PCR Act, 1955 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and 1,43,543 victims got relief (Rajya Sabha reply, PIB, 5 August 2026). Cases against SCs in UP rose from 11,829 in 2019 to 14,642 in 2024.
- Date
- 5 Aug 2026, Rajya Sabha reply
- Released to UP
- ₹747.17 crore, 2019-20 to 2025-26
- Victims given relief
- 1,43,543
- Laws
- PCR Act, 1955; SC/ST (PoA) Act, 1989
- Cases against SCs in UP
- 11,829 (2019) to 14,642 (2024)
- Scheme type
- centrally sponsored
Central aid to UP under the SC/ST Atrocities Act: what happened?
Laws against caste atrocities need police, special courts and money for victims. The Centre funds part of this through a centrally sponsored scheme. The State runs it and pays relief.
- The Centre released ₹747.17 crore to Uttar Pradesh between 2019-20 and 2025-26 under the scheme for enforcing the PCR Act, 1955 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989; 1,43,543 victims got relief [PIB, Rajya Sabha reply].
- The yearly release fell from ₹141.36 crore in 2019-20 to ₹87.08 crore in 2025-26 [PIB].
- Cases registered under the Act in UP rose from 11,829 in 2019 to 14,642 in 2024, per NCRB [PIB].
What does the Constitution say?
- Article 17: “Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden; enforcing any disability arising out of it is an offence punishable by law.
- Article 46: the State shall promote the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections, in particular SCs and STs, and protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation.
- Relief payment is the State’s job; the Ministry does not keep central data on actual compensation paid.
How has the money and conviction rate moved?
| Year | Central aid (₹ crore) | Victims given relief |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 141.36 | 23,866 |
| 2020-21 | 113.03 | 23,592 |
| 2021-22 | 126.72 | 20,278 |
| 2022-23 | 91.54 | 23,828 |
| 2023-24 | 97.95 | 19,240 |
| 2024-25 | 89.49 | 20,074 |
| 2025-26 | 87.08 | 12,665 |
Conviction rate for cases against SCs in UP, 2019 to 2024: 66.1%, 70.3%, 76.3%, 80.2%, 70.0%, 73.3%; national average 32.1% to 42.5%.
What can Prelims ask on central aid to UP under the SC/ST Atrocities Act?
- PCR Act: 1955; SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: 1989.
- UP conviction rate under the Act stayed above the national average from 2019 to 2024.
- Article 17 abolishes untouchability.
Read all of August 2026 in the monthly UP current affairs compilation →
How to use this in Mains
- Use the conviction-rate data to argue that enforcement in UP is strong but caseload is rising.
- Relief figures (1,43,543 victims) show the scale of the compensation side.
Quotable data point₹747.17 crore released to UP for 2019-20 to 2025-26; 1,43,543 victims given relief [PIB].
PIB: Centre releases ₹747.17 crore to UP for SC/ST Act
Exam angle
GS-V: social justice in UP. Use the conviction-rate data: UP 66.1% to 80.2% against a national 32.1% to 42.5%.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
The Protection of Civil Rights Act was enacted in
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB, 5 Aug 2026.
Which Article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability?
Answer (c) & explanation
Constitution of India, Article 17.
Questions students ask about this
How much central aid did UP get under the scheme?
₹747.17 crore from 2019-20 to 2025-26.
How many victims got relief?
1,43,543 over the same period.
Who pays relief to victims?
The State Government; the Centre releases central assistance.
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Official source: PIB: Centre releases ₹747.17 crore to UP for SC/ST Act
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