[ZESTCaste] ‘Dalits denied their forest pie’
http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/09/03/nation/dalits-denied-their-forest-pie/212348/ Nation» ‘Dalits denied their forest pie’ KATHMANDU, SEP 03 - Participation of the underprivileged Dalit community has been largely ignored in forest management and sharing of benefits of natural resources, experts said. Speaking at a two-day workshop on Climate Change and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) that concluded on Friday, Sunil Pariyar, Chairperson of Dalit Alliance for Natural Resources (DANAR) Nepal, said inclusiveness of Dalits in community forestry was minimal. According to a study report published on Thursday, representation of Dalits in community forestry programme is only 17 percent in the country. Presenting the findings, Pariyar said, “Though the REDD programme provisions empowering indigenous communities to ensure them benefits over natural resources, it will not benefit the Dalit unless they have ownership over water, forests and land.” REDD is carbon-funding mechanism that seeks to provide incentives for developing countries from the developed nations for reducing emissions from forests. Posted on: 2010-09-04 08:12 INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Social Justice & Empowerment Ministry invites Proposals from Institutions for Providing free Coaching to SC OBC Students
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=65532 Friday, September 03, 2010 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Social Justice & Empowerment Ministry invites Proposals from Institutions for Providing free Coaching to SC OBC Students 17:4 IST The Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has invited proposals from reputed coaching institutions/centres for providing free coaching to students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the ratio of 70:30. The programme would cover coaching for: i) Group A and B examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and the various Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB); ii) Group A and B examinations conducted by the State Public Service Commissions; iii) Officers’ Grade examinations conducted by Banks, Insurance Companies and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and; iv) Finishing courses/job-oriented courses for employment in the private sector like IT, Bio-technology etc. in need of soft skill as well; The details of the Scheme (including the eligibility conditions) and application format may be downloaded from the website www.socialjustice.nic.in/index.html of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The coaching institutions/centrers may send their complete proposals in the prescribed format addressed to the Joint Secretary (SCD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Room No. 610, A Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 115 latest by 20.9.2010, along with all prescribed documents mentioned in the application format. Applications received after 20.9.2010 will be rejected. VBA/RS INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Bhabha Hospital doctor blamed for Dalit mum’s deat h in Mumbai
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_bhabha-hospital-doctor-blamed-for-dalit-mum-s-death-in-mumbai_1433297 Bhabha Hospital doctor blamed for Dalit mum’s death in Mumbai Published: Saturday, Sep 4, 2010, 0:59 IST By Linah Baliga | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA In yet another case of a deceased person’s kin blaming a hospital for the death, relatives of a 25-year-old Dalit woman have alleged negligence on part of a gynaecologist lecturer at Bhabha Hospital as the reason for her death. Snehal Mohite, who died on Friday morning at the KEM hospital after developing renal complications post delivery, was admitted to Bhabha Hospital in Bandra (West) on August 23. Mohite underwent a forcep delivery on August 26 at the Bhabha Hospital and was immediately admitted operated on and moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) as she was profusely bleeding. However, as the hospital did not have a dialysis facility, Mohite was moved to KEM as she had developed renal complications. On Friday as Mohite died, her relatives held the gynaecologist lecturer at Bhabha Hospital, who conducted the forcep delivery, responsible for her death. The relatives also alleged that authorities at KEM were willing to discharge Mohite’s body only on the condition that they agree to not raise objections over her sudden death. “We were not even told about the seriousness of her condition and that she would be operated on. The forcep was wrongly used and half an hour after her delivery she was operated on for five hours. She also suffered a kidney failure. Bhabha Hospital’s gynaecologist lecturer was negligent, which is the cause of her death,” said Mahendra Jadhav, Snehal’s uncle. “Also, KEM hospital was not ready to hand over the dead body to us. We fear they will create a problem in the post-mortem report.” However, Dr Sulbha Chirmule, medical superintendent, Bhabha Hospital, said, “Since it’s a maternal death, we’ll inquire in to the matter. Only a post-mortem report can ascertain the real cause of her death,” said Chirmule. While Dr Sanjay Oak, director (medical education and major hospitals) and dean, KEM hospital, said, “She was brought in a critical state and was already operated upon.We are waiting for the post-mortem report.” INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Caste discrimination — U.K. Dalits win the argumen t, nearly
http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090454531300.htm Opinion - News Analysis Caste discrimination — U.K. Dalits win the argument, nearly Hasan Suroor There's a palpable mood of optimism among Britain's 2,00,000-strong Dalit community as it waits for the Government to take a decision on its long-standing campaign for caste discrimination to be recognised as racism. The buzz is that, barring a last-minute hiccup, Britain could soon become the first European, indeed Western, country to declare caste prejudice unlawful under its race laws — a move which will not please New Delhi which has consistently opposed caste being clubbed with race. Britain's new Equality Act already empowers the Government to declare “caste to be an aspect of race” without seeking fresh parliamentary approval. Clause 9 of the Act says: “The fact that a racial group comprises two or more distinct racial groups does not prevent it from constituting a particular racial group. A Minister of the Crown may by order — (a) amend this section so as to provide for caste to be an aspect of race …” Much will depend on the findings of a study it has commissioned to determine the extent of caste discrimination. The report of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a leading independent research body which is conducting the research, is expected in the autumn and campaigners are confident that it will back their own claims about how “widespread” caste prejudice in Britain, really, is. CasteWatchUK, Britain's oldest Dalit campaign group, says it is no longer a question of “if” but “when” an official announcement is made. “We have provided enough evidence to researchers and have no doubt in our minds that their report will be positive. Besides, we have full faith in the fairness of the British state. The fact that they have included it in the equality act is half the battle won. It is not a question of ‘if' but ‘when' it happens,” claims its general secretary Davinder Prasad. There has been widespread cross-party support for the campaign, the “only reluctant voices being those of Asian MPs,” according to Lekh Pall, general secretary of the Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance (ACDA), an umbrella group. Leads to division The issue has divided Britain's Indian diaspora and right-wing groups such as the Hindu Forum of Britain have launched a counter-campaign arguing that the Government has no right to intervene in what they claim is the community's internal affair. Ramesh Kallidai, secretary-general of the Forum, says it is “not right for the U.K. Government to take a position on the rites, beliefs or practices of a particular religion”. “Social interactions and personal choices are an expression of people's freedom, and any barriers should be removed through education and awareness, not through legislation,” he argues. In a report, “Caste in the U.K.”, the Forum denied claims of caste discrimination saying its own research had found that it was “not endemic in British society”. However, a study — “Hidden Apartheid, Voice of the Community, Caste and Caste Discrimination in the U.K.” — by ACDA in collaboration with academics from the universities of Hertfordshire and Manchester and the Manchester Metropolitan University, concluded that there was “clear evidence” of widespread caste-based discrimination. “There is clear evidence from the survey and the focus groups that the caste system has been imported into the U.K. with the Asian diaspora and that the associated caste discrimination affects citizens in ways beyond personal choices and social interaction. There is a danger that if the U.K. government does not effectively accept and deal with the issue of caste discrimination the problem will grow unchecked,” it said. The report claimed that “tens of thousands of people in the workplace, the classroom and even the doctor's surgery” suffered discrimination because of their caste. Forty-five per cent of the respondents alleged they had either been treated negatively by co-workers or had comments made about their caste. Nine per cent felt they were been denied promotion, and 10 per cent that they were paid less because of their caste. Some also claimed that they faced “threats”. One woman, who worked for an Indian-run radio station, complained that she was demoted after her manager discovered her caste background, while an elderly woman alleged that her care worker discriminated against her on caste grounds. One transport company reorganised its duty roster so that a “higher caste” inspector would not have to work with a “lower caste” bus driver. Caste-related name-calling was one of the most commonly-reported complaints. More often than not, incidents of discrimination go unreported as people are reluctant to talk about them, activists claim with one activist saying that “there is a silent majority out there that we never hear about”. According to Dr. Gurnam Singh of the department of social and community studies
[ZESTCaste] Lawyers protest against PSI
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Lawyers-protest-against-PSI/articleshow/6488206.cms Lawyers protest against PSI TNN, Sep 3, 2010, 11.06pm IST HASSAN: For the second consecutive day, district lawyers boycotted court work demanding Holenarsipur police sub-inspector Chikanna be arrested and suspended immediately. The decision to boycott court work was taken after a meeting in the Advocates Association office here on Friday. The lawyers said PSI Chikanna insulted Ashok, a dalit lawyer, when he went to register a complaint in Holenarsipur police station. "Officials have not arrested or suspended Chikanna yet. From Saturday, we will fight the issue in court till Ashok gets justice,'' they said.
[ZESTCaste] Schemes bring ray of hope for SC, ST farmers
http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/25/stories/2010082557410300.htm Karnataka - Bijapur Schemes bring ray of hope for SC, ST farmers Pradeepkumar Kadkol 1,119 farmers utilised benefits in Bijapur, Bagalkot last year 43 projects were taken up in Bagalkot, 24 in Bijapur under Special Component Plan for SCs Beneficiaries provided irrigation facility by constructing ponds, drilling borewells Facility:A well constructed under the Special Component Plan in Kengalgutti village of Bijapur district. Bijapur: Over 75 per cent of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes families in Bijapur district depend on agricultural activities for a livelihood. These families with small land holdings have remained below the poverty line owing to lack of proper facilities for agricultural activities, including irrigation facilities. Though the Union and State governments have launched several schemes for the uplift of their socio-economic condition, their benefits have not reached all owing to lack of awareness. However, irrigation facilities being provided by the Minor Irrigation Department under the Special Component Plan (SCP) for Scheduled Castes and Tribal Sub-plan (TSP) for Scheduled Tribes from the last financial year have given a ray of hope for such families in both Bijapur and Bagalkot districts. Identification Executive Engineer of the department R.B. Patil told The Hindu said that officials were instructed to identify beneficiaries in the twin districts of Bijapur and Bagalkot and ensure that benefits of the schemes reached actual beneficiaries. During 2009-10, the officials took up 43 projects in Bagalkot district and 24 in Bijapur district under the Special Component Plan, benefiting 494 farmers and 17 projects in Bagalkot and four in Bijapur under the Tribal Sub-plan, benefiting 625 farmers. The beneficiaries were provided irrigation facility by constructing ponds, drilling borewells and drawing pipelines from nearby wells. The total area that was irrigated under the SCP is 595 acres — 480 acres in Bijapur and 115 acres in Bagalkot district. The total area that was irrigated under the TSP is 741 acres — 148 acres in Bijapur and 593 acres in Bagalkot district, he said. On learning about the benefits being drawn by these farmers, over 1,000 people have submitted applications to the department so far during the current financial year, seeking benefits under the schemes. The work on providing irrigation facilities to their fields would begin after the applications were approved, Mr. Patil added. Mahadevappa Madar and Yamunappa Shinge, small landholders at Kengalgutti village in Bijapur tauk, said that owing to financial constraints to take up agricultural activities in their fields, they used to migrate to nearby districts and the neighbouring Maharashtra to earn a livelihood. Last year, officials of the Minor Irrigation Department approached them and asked them to avail of the facilities under the schemes. After the works were approved in three months, three borewells were drilled and an open well was dug up in the village for irrigating 28 acres of land belonging to 17 beneficiaries. With adequate water available for agricultural activities, the Madar and Shinge families decided not to migrate to other places in search of work, they said. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] ST commission to recommed for reservations for SC,ST in private sector
http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=3992 ST commission to recommed for reservations for SC,ST in private sector Friday, September 03, 2010 Hyderabad: National ST commission would recommend to centre for provision of reservations for SCs and STs in private sector also ,said K Kamala Kumari ,member, national ST commission She reviewed the development works and implementation of rule of reservations to STs in various government departments at sub collectors office Rajahmundry in east godavari district on Friday . After review ,while speaking to the media she said that STs need reservations in private sectors also on par with public sector and necessary efforts would be made for such reservations .She further said that ST commission would work for implementation of welfare and developmental works for the tribes in the nation and commission possesses rights to summon the agencies who failed to implement the recommendations properly .she further said that there were some petitions relating to atrocities on tribes and also on injustice caused in promotions and the commission had initiated action on these complaints . speaking on the raising alarm on fevers in agency areas she said that necessary directions were issued to attend for the medical needs of the tribal and to provide more mobile vehicles if required She said that rule of reservations for the tribals were satisfactory and directed the officials to provide local and and other resources to the tribals only and to control the non tribal to enjoy in the name of tribals. District incharge collecotr K Sashidar Rampachodavaram MLA T Kasi viswanath ,In charge PO ITDA rampachodavaram M Jyothi ,ASP Duggal were also participated.
[ZESTCaste] SC/ST, OBC get 3 chances for IPS
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/national/scst-obc-get-3-chances-ips-255 SC/ST, OBC get 3 chances for IPS September 3rd, 2010 Age Corespondent Share Buzz up!The Centre has decided to give one more chance to SCs, STs and OBCs to crack the special examination proposed by the Union home ministry to fill the shortfall of IPS officers in the country. The move has come after the Prime Minister’s Office raised concern over the shortfall of SC/ST officers in the IPS. Government sources said that there is a shortfall of at least 30 officers in the reserved category in the elite police services every year. The ministry had proposed “limited recruitment’’ to the IPS by holding special examinations, by the UPSC, for officers belonging to the state police forces, central police organisations (CPOs) and central paramilitary forces (CPFs). Following a review, fresh changes have been incorporated by the MHA to give three chances to officers belonging to the SC/ST and OBC category against the two attempts given to officers belonging to the general category. Apart from this, the home ministry has also decided to incorporate the standard quota provisions giving reservation to SCs, STs and OBCs in the proposed lateral induction into the elite services. After the UPSC turned down the proposal, the MHA approached the PMO to overrule the UPSC decision which directed it to consult the law ministry on the issue. As per the MHA proposal, the competitive examinations would be open to assistant commandants or deputy superintendent of police with at least five years experience in the five major CPOs and CPFs like the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB and CISF and state police who are less than 35 years of age. The ministry has sent the reworked proposal to state governments for their comments. However, facing resistance from the IPS officers who fear a dilution of the elite services, most states have not responded yet. The MHA has given an extention of 30 days to the states to reply. INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Raped Dalit teen immolates herself over police inaction
http://www.indiatalkies.com/2010/09/raped-dalit-teen-immolates-police-inaction.html Raped Dalit teen immolates herself over police inaction Lucknow, Sep 3 – A teenaged Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district Friday immolated herself after police refused to register her complaint of rape against a youth of her village, officials said. The 15-year-old set herself ablaze in her house in Parauli village in Kanpur, some 80 km from Lucknow. The girl’s family alleged that she was forced to take the extreme step by some of the policemen who had connived with the youth and were mounting pressure on her not to register the complaint against him. ‘An enquiry has been initiated against a Station House Officer (SHO) Kalu Ram and a police constable Virendra Kumar in connection with the case. The two have been transferred to the police line till the enquiry is completed,” Deputy Superintendent of Police P.P. Singh told reporters in Kanpur. According to police, the girl was allegedly raped Thursday night by a youth of her village. ‘As of now no arrest has been made. But, we have received information about the accused and he would soon be arrested soon,” said Singh. IANS INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to zestmedia-dig...@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to zestcaste-subscr...@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zestcaste-dig...@yahoogroups.com zestcaste-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zestcaste-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ZESTCaste] Panel favours quota for SC/STs in private sector
http://hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090460620300.htm Andhra Pradesh - Rajahmundry Panel favours quota for SC/STs in private sector RAJAHMUNDRY: The National ST Commission will recommend the Centre to extend reservation for SCs and STs in the private sector also, says its member K. Kamala Kumari. She reviewed the development works and implementation of the rule of reservation for Schedule Tribes in various government departments in East Godavari district at the Sub-Collectors Office here on Friday. Later, speaking to the media she said that STs needed reservations in the private sector also and efforts would be made in that direction. The commission would work for implementation of welfare and developmental works for the STs in the nation, she said.
[ZESTCaste] Discrimination against Dalits in Rajasthan
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/discrimination-against-dalits-in-rajasthan/54510 Discrimination against Dalits in Rajasthan Published On: February 10, 2009 | Duration: 1 min, 17 sec
