http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag=y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=182781 Paswan to head Dalit panel Our Political Bureau / New Delhi March 08, 2005 As an obvious sop to Union minister of steel Ramvilas Paswan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a Committee of Ministers on Dalit Affairs of which Paswan will also be a part, to over-see in a �consolidated manner the effective pooling together and implementation of different programmes and schemes under various Ministries/Departments that relate to the welfare and development of Dalits.� According to a statement by the PMO, the Prime Minister is of the view that despite large allocations being made to a number of programmes aimed at improving the welfare of Dalits, the outcomes are not commensurate with the outlays. The Central Government will encourage state governments for the early identification of surplus land under the Land Ceiling Act and expeditious distribution to Dalits. States will also be encouraged to pay special attention to the education of adults and children in Dalit families. The committee will also recommend legislative steps to implement assurances made on economic and social empowerment of SCs. The committee of ministers will be chaired by the Prime Minister and will comprise of the Union Ministers of Defence, HRD, Agriculture, Home, Chemicals, Fertilisers and Steel, Law & Justice, Rural Development, Small Scale Industries, Social Justice & Empowerment, Water Resources, Labour & Employment, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, and Minister of State for Personnel and Parliamentary Affairs. Chief Secretaries of all State Governments and UTs will be called as Special Invitees as and when required. The Committee will be serviced by the Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
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