The Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy were started in the Eleventh Plan Period (2007-2012) and has been started functioning in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) from August 2008.
The UGC document on ‘Higher Education in India: Strategies and Schemes’ has articulated the need for establishing CSSEIP in various Universities in India including MSU.
Social Exclusion is a complex and multidimensional concept having social, cultural, political and economic ramifications. The consequences of macroeconomic policies such as poverty, unemployment, and involuntary migration exclude the victims from economic, cultural and political activities
In Tirunelveli, the need for CSSE&IP arose as there are honor killings, caste-based violence and deep-rooted practice of social exclusion of Dalits.
Let the Growth and Development reach the Unreached
To combat all forms of social exclusion, ideological and empirical, to create an inclusive and egalitarian society in India.