The scheduled castes had to perform such unclean occupations as carrying night soil and dead animals cleaning urinals and cattle shed; washing clothes and performing certain duties. These occupations were treated as polluted or impure. So, people performing those occupations were treated as untouchables. On account of the practice of untouchability traditionally the scheduled castes had to suffer from the following types of disabilities.

1. No physical contact: The persons belonging to untouchable scheduled castes didn't participate in village meeting and worship. Their children didn't attend school and play with children of higher castes.

2.Ban on the use of common wells and tanks: The members belonging to scheduled castes were not allowed to use common village wells and tanks for fetching water. They had separate wells and ponds.

3.Prohibited from entering the temple: The scheduled castes persons are not allowed to enter the temple for offering worship. They are not supposed to hear religious related like offer prayer, study religious text.

4.Didn't receive service from other occupational castes: Priests, artisan castes, Dhobi and Dom didn't render their services to the persons of untouchable castes.

5.Non acceptance of cooked foods: The food cooked by shudra scheduled castes was not accepted by higher castes. Water from the hands of scheduled castes was also not acceptable. This system is still prevalent in our society.

6.Deprived from their Rights: They are always deprived from their rights. Their hardwork is sucked.In different ways by making different excuses they are deprived from their rights. Also they are not allowed to know the present situation of their society because higher castes people think what dalits can do by knowing it.