Caste-based discrimination still prevalent, RSS survey finds

A survey found that untouchability or other forms of discrimination on the basis of caste were still prevalent in 450 villages in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, an RSS leader said today.

Caste-wise separate wells, temples and crematoriums still existed in these villages, said Deepak Tamshettiwar, Vidarbha 'prant karyavah' of RSS here today.

Tamshettiwar was addressing a press conference following the recently-concluded 'chintan shibir' of RSS at Coimbatore.

The survey was conducted by RSS volunteers, he said.

Implementation of the slogan 'one well, one temple and one crematorium' in villages was still a challenge, he said.

RSS volunteers were conducting awareness programmes on these issues, he said.