NGO - National Dalit Forum on Item VII and VIII Respected Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen, My name is Ravi Kumar, representative of the National Dalit Forum of India. The constitution of India has completed 60 years of its implementation in the year 2010, which was the [year of Dr Ambedkar] who is the champion of Dalit minorities. He has created several provisions in the constitution for the empowerment including Dalits. Starting from the abolishment of the […] through Article 14 and 17. [Proposed state policy] to bridge the gap between the Dalits and non-Dalits through development programs. Under these constitution provisions several legislations and policies were made from time to time. To quote a few, abolishment of […] act, abolishment of the [other system], a [recommend of peace right], there is Protection of Civil Rights Act and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, during 1989. Like that several recommends have come the government has also create National Commission for Scheduled Casts, National Commission for [not clear] and various other elaborated institutions. Among all these administrations as brother [Paul D] has already pitched upon. Special government plan on […] plan are the most important ones for every educated Dalit in the country today. In spite of all these legislations hiring on the books nothing is being implemented by the government of India. That is why the Dalit […] the Dalits is as it was 60 years back. For example, if we take only the […] of the CSP in the last [30] years none of the governments neither the scheduled governments or any government has implemented SAP and CSP properly. […] who is ruling the country for the second time was member secretary in 1979-80 when this […] came into existence. In fact he is the one who articulated the policy. Even under his leadership out of 63 departments in the [scheduled] government only 16 are implementing the SAP at the [national] rate. So madam in light of this, non-implementation of these various legislations. We request the Human Rights Council to take measures in such a way that the legislation and the activities are properly implemented. So that the Dalits will be liberated from their […] Even though we talk about the untouchability in the international forum the government of India stating that we have all the legislations but they remain only in the rule books of the country, but nothing is being implemented. So we request the UN Human Rights Council to take measures to ensure the implementation of these acts. Thank you.