States with high population of the disadvantaged groups also show that they are under-represented in ownership of businesses.
In particular that some of the most disadvantaged groups with the most complex needs, have not benefited as much as others.
BBC: The gap between rich and poor is still wide, the report says
The pattern of dismally low ownership of businesses among the most disadvantaged groups, the researchers found, is not specific to any one region or state in India.
Delving into the relationship between caste and entrepreneurship, the researchers have found that scheduled castes and tribes, the most disadvantaged groups in Hinduism's hierarchy, owned very little businesses despite a decade of sprightly economic growth and a long history of affirmative action.
Today's report claims to have found "evidence of tensions emerging around the degree to which the needs of disadvantaged groups should be protected and prioritised".
The sociologist was reported as saying that some of India's most disadvantaged groups were the "most corrupt".
In addition, participants proposed to build a common agenda that would reflect the priority concerns of disadvantaged groups.
Instead the authors recommend that "policymakers should concentrate on educational reforms in primary and pre-school" and want more effort made to raise the basic skills of disadvantaged groups.
Note that within both groups (the disadvantaged students and the regular students), the standardized scores INCREASED.
Sociologist Ashis Nandy was reported as saying that some of India's most disadvantaged groups were the "most corrupt".
Professor Ashis Nandy, a sociologist and commentator, was reported as saying that some of India's most disadvantaged groups were the "most corrupt".
BBC: Ashis Nandy: India police probe academic for 'caste slur'
Leading academic Ashis Nandy is threatened with arrest after he makes controversial remarks about corruption and disadvantaged groups at the popular Jaipur literary festival.
At a panel discussion ironically called the Republic of Ideas, the scholar said "most of the corrupt" in India came from its most disadvantaged groups, but he also said that corruption among the rich was less conspicuous.
Macmillan Cancer Relief said money must be invested to identify the barriers that are preventing some disadvantaged groups from accessing cancer services.
The Work and Pensions Committee (at 9.30am) hears evidence particular disadvantaged groups of unemployed people in its inquiry into the Work Programme.
The committee takes evidence from representatives of particular disadvantaged groups of unemployed people.
It also works on providing free information for all as well as facilitates its reach for all groups and in particularly, the disadvantaged.
The conference aims to help countries plan, carry out and manage ECCE programmes, including those for disadvantaged and excluded groups, as well as to adapt ECCE curricula in the light of recent research on pedagogy and psychology, with special focus on mother-tongue teaching.
My role at the Manhattan Institute's "social entrepreneurship" award program leads me to get to know dozens of the non-governmental groups trying to help America's disadvantaged.
The expansion of mother tongue-based literacy programmes is an immediate response to the large mass of non-literate and disadvantaged castes and ethnic groups of women learners in Nepal.
The administration wants the court to apply a level of scrutiny it applies to discrimination against other disadvantaged groups and that makes it harder for governments to justify those laws.
Discrimination on the basis of caste is now illegal and various measures have been introduced to empower disadvantaged groups and give them easier access to opportunities - such as education and work.
At every turn, those disadvantaged groups are reminded that they are worse off than those who have embraced the capitalist spirit.
The Electoral Commission said this measure tended to have an adverse impact on disadvantaged, marginalised and hard to reach groups.
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