Ministerial panel to oversee welfare schemes for Dalits
By Our Staff Correspondent http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/08/stories/2005030807201100.htm NEW DELHI, MARCH 7. The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has constituted a Committee of Ministers on Dalit Affairs to oversee, in a consolidated manner, the effective pooling together and implementation of different programmes and schemes under various ministries and departments related to the welfare of Dalits. The committee will identify gaps in the existing schemes and help develop new programmes for eliminating these, a statement issued from the Prime Minister's Office here today. The Prime Minister was of the view that despite large allocations being made to a number of programmes aimed at improving the welfare of Dalits, the outcome was not commensurate with the outlay, the statement said. The Committee of Ministers will examine ways in which increased outlays can be translated into improved outcomes. An awareness campaign will be taken up with the support of non-government organisations to ensure that Dalit families benefit from the programmes. The Central Government will encourage all state governments to implement all existing schemes and fulfil promises made with respect to the welfare and empowerment of Dalits, including 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. Besides, the Committee will also recommend legislative steps to implement assurances made with respect to economic and social empowerment of Scheduled Castes. The Committee, to be chaired by the Prime Minister, will include union ministers of Defence, Human Resource Development, Agriculture, Home, Chemicals, fertilisers and Steel; Law and Justice, Rural Development, Small Scale Industries, Social Justice and Empowerment, Water Resources, Labour and Employment and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, and Minister of State for Personnel and Parliamentary Affairs; Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories. It will function under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality." - Dr BR Ambedkar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5F6XtA/.WnJAA/E2hLAA/1dTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> �������������������������������������������������������� This is ZESTCaste whose members watch India's painful journey to society's de-casteisation. Members are encouraged to post messages to [email protected] If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join ==theZESTcommunity====================================== [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
