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Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union

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Type
  
Rights organisation

Affiliations
  
dappu

Director
  
Smt J.Sasikala (General Secretary)

Location
  
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

The Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union (DBSU) is a Dalit-Bahujan civil rights organization locally coordinated from Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, South India.

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Origins

The DBSU was previously known as the Andhra Pradesh Dalit Bahujan Vyavasaya Vruthidharula Union (APDBVVU). It was a conglomeration of various Dalit-Bahujan owned and managed community-based organisations across Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to Damodaram Sanjeevaiah (former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and President of AICC) and Shyam Sundar. Its vision is "equal opportunities for all to identity, security, livelihoods and future."

Kartavyam (Task)

To defend and expand dalit bahujan (DB) right to land, livelihoods and self-respect through sustained public action ensuring equal participation of women.

About

DBSU works in 16 districts of Andhra Pradesh with 550,000 DB families, establishing an efficient structure with equal participation of women. They possess legal ownership of 25,000 acres (100 km²) of land, while utilizing government programmes to further public safety and secure civil rights. In panchayati raj DBSU has become a viable political force, working so others can live with dignity.

Interventions

  • Efficient structure established with equal women's participation and effective leadership from Village to State, protecting rights of the DB, supporting livelihood opportunities and self dignity.
  • Food security of 25,000 DB families established with at least 1-acre (4,000 m2) of land assigned and ownership rights and development.
  • Using available Government plans, including Supreme Court directives regarding basic food rights, one lakh DB families were guaranteed an additional 100 days of employment per year with minimum wages.
  • DBSU members of the 16 districts are asserting and protecting their rights by raising awareness of the various Acts related to child labour, bonded labour, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and other right protection Acts like right to information, etc.
  • In 16 districts DB is politically aware of their rights and responsibilities, gained political authority and positions and supporting the socio-economic and political development of the DB.
  • DBSU has established connections with many movements and organizations, from mandal to state and national levels, influencing policy on employment, political rights, self-dignity, and public safety.

    • Administration

    The DBSU is headed by a State Committee, operating through a General Secretary and an Organising Secretary elected for a term of two years.

    Community-based wings

  • Andhra Pradesh Differently-Abled Peoples Collective (APDAPC)
  • Andhra Pradesh Jogini Vyavastha Vyathirekha Porata Samithi (APJVVPS),
  • Safai Karmachari Andolan,

    • Resource-support wings

  • Bhavitha,(education)
  • Chindu, (cultural)

    • References

    Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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