The Polity of Our Country Has Realized Thesignificance of the Development of Weaker Sections Specially the Scheduledcastes Since Independence. Consequently, Planned Efforts Have Been Made Fortheir Upliftment By the Government. This Paper Has Examined the Progress Madewith Regard to Their Social (Health, Housing, Workforce Participation,Availability of Basic Amenities and Wage Employment Under Income Generationschemes), Educational and Occupational Status. Based on Secondary Data, It Hasbeen Found That No Doubt, a Positive Change on Various Socio-Economicparameters Has Been Recorded But, That Change Has Touched Merely Less Than Halfof Their Population. Further, the Gap Between the Mainstream and Scheduledcaste Population Still Persists Significantly In Our Traditional Society.Therefore, There Is an Urgent Need to Reorient and Focus the Strategy In Orderto Support the Lesser Privileged By Providing Qualitative Education Andinfusing Among Them the Individualistic and Moralistic Values of Self-Denial, Temperance,Forethought, Thrift, Sobriety and Self-Reliance Essential to Bring Thesedowntrodden into the National Mainstream. With the Noble Intention of Self-Employment,Resulting In Reducing the Unemployment and Poverty Among the Backward Classes,Government of Maharashtra Established Backwardclass Development Corporation Ltd., In the Year 1978, Recently the Aboveinstitution Completed 30 Years of Its Services. the Social Strata Which Isknown As the Backward Class Represents the Down ...