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NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ON DALIT HUMAN RIGHTS NCDHR Dalits In News Tuesday, September 19, 2006 1. Streamline SC/ST admission procedure, Arjun tells IITs - The Hindu- New Delhi http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 2. `Ensure speedy trial' - The Hindu- New Delhi http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 3. Demand for quotas for Dalit Muslims- The Hindu- UP http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 4. intervention IIT admits ST boy after Arjun’s-The Tribune-New Delhi http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Tribune/400x60/0 Law ministry cited SC ruling- The Times Of India- New Delhi http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Times_of_India/400x60/0 The Hindu- New Delhi Streamline SC/ST admission procedure, Arjun tells IITs http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 Special Correspondent At his intervention, ST student joins preparatory course _____ Intimate results to Collectors also Brochure should have information on preparatory course _____ NEW DELHI: Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh wants all Indian Institutes of Technology to streamline the admission procedure for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in particular and rank-holders in general. The immediate provocation for the intervention by the Minister, who is the Chairman of the Council of the IITs, is the case of Balram Tudu, an ST candidate who could not appear for counselling at the IIT-Kharagpur earlier this year because of non-receipt of communication sent to him by post. Following the Minister's intervention, Mr. Tudu was allowed to join the preparatory course on Monday. Mr. Singh requested the Chairman of the Joint Admission Board for IIT Joint Entrance Examination — the IIT Kharagpur Director — to take a sympathetic view as Mr. Tudu had been denied admission for no fault of his. The Minister called for a uniform approach "of sympathetic consideration" in case grievances were raised by similarly placed SC/ST candidates, who appeared for JEE-2006. Intimation of results The Minister has suggested that intimation of results and information on dates of counselling for all-India rank holders be sent simultaneously to the District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner so that a separate channel of communication is available to apprise the successful candidates. The Hindu- New Delhi `Ensure speedy trial' http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 Special Correspondent They still face difficulties in lodging FIRs, says Minister _____ Reservations against reported decline in atrocities against SCs/STs SC commission permitted to install Toll Free connection to dispense justice Atrocity prone areas should be better connected, says Kumar _____ NEW DELHI: Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar on Monday expressed reservations over the reported decline in the cases of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Presiding over the meeting of the Monitoring Committee constituted for effective coordination to develop a mechanism for curbing atrocities against the SC/STs under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Ms. Kumar said though the figures suggested an improvement in the reported number of cases of atrocities and conviction, SC/STs still faced difficulties in lodging FIRs. She said though the Government's collective efforts had reduced the overall increase in offences, in 2004 many atrocities were reported from Rajasthan, followed by M.P. and U.P. Ms. Kumar said since the States did not respond positively to the suggestion of setting up the Toll Free Helpline, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes was permitted to install a Toll Free connection at its headquarters. Whenever any complaint is received, the Commission would pursue it though its field offices to ensure that the victim gets justice and the accused are brought to book. The Hindu- UP Demand for quotas for Dalit Muslims http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Hindu/400x60/0 LUCKNOW: Muslim scholars and clerics on Monday demanded amendment of the Constitution to pave the way for reservation in jobs for Dalits of the community. Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad, All India Muslim United Morcha vice-president M A Siddique and the imam of Tile Wali Masjid Fazlur Rehman Waizi Nadwi asked Muslim organisations to exert pressure on the Central Government to amend the Constitution, while addressing a seminar on the issue here. ``Article 341 of the Constitution imposed restrictions on reservation for Dalit Muslims which must be removed,'' Mr. Jawwad said. He said if Buddhists and Sikhs could be included, so could Dalit Muslims. - PTI The Tribune- New Delhi IIT admits ST boy after Arjun’s intervention http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Tribune/400x60/0 Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 18 The IIT, Kharagpur, has increased the number of seats to accommodate Balram Tudu, a Scheduled Tribe candidate who had failed to make it to the IIT counselling, owing to a lapse on the part of the Postal Department. This has been done following Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh’s intervention. In his capacity as the Chairman of the Council of IITs, Mr Arjun Singh had asked the Chairman, Joint Admission Board for IIT JEE-2006, who is also the Director, IIT-Kharagpur, to sympathetically consider the case for admission of Balram, who had secured preparatory course rank 83 in the IIT JEE-2006, but could not appear at the counselling on July 4. Tudu, who joined the premier institute today, had qualified for the preparatory course, leading to admission in the first year of various programmes at seven IITs, IT-BHU and ISM, Dhanbad, on the successful completion of the course. It was pointed out that though the JEE attempts to offer seats at the above mentioned institutions to SC /ST candidates at reduced cut-off percentage, some seats still remain vacant. To fill the vacancies in the subsequent academic year, a preparatory course is offered to SC/ST candidates with further reduced cut-off. These students undergo the course of one year and on successful completion they are admitted to the first year of various courses at the above mentioned institutions in the subsequent academic year. And it is this course that Tudu had qualified for. Taking note of his case, the minister has also issued directions that the detailed procedure about the course along with deadlines for declaration of results, dates of counselling, etc. may also be incorporated in the information brochure on the same lines as is being done for all-India rank holders. He has also specified that intimation about the result and information about dates of counselling for all-India rank holders and preparatory course rank holders from SC/ST communities should also be sent to the District Magistrate or Collector or the Deputy Commissioner. The Times Of India- New Delhi Law ministry cited SC ruling http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Times_of_India/400x60/0 [ 22 Aug, 2006 0240hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] NEW DELHI: The provision in the quota Bill to keep the "creamy layer" among OBCs outside the reservation scheme was justified by the law ministry in a note citing the Supreme Court judgement which, while upholding the extension of reservations to OBCs in central services, had asked for excluding the "creamy layer". The OBC leaders would, however, have none of it, with some of the more vocal ones going to the extent of arguing that law making was Parliament's prerogative. They also invoked the fear of the extension of "creamy layer" concept to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in what was a patent bid to garner the support of Dalits. Vehemently opposing the move to deny quota to "creamy layer", they also said that touchstone of reservations policy was social backwardness, and that economic status should not be considered while determining the eligibility of beneficiaries. The concert helped them carry the day. They were not successful in getting the government to agree to the implentation of the quota in one go, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holding firm that only those with infrastructure big enough to afford a 54% increase the threshhold identified to check there was no decrease in the open category seats after the promulgation of quota should be asked to implement it from the 2007 academic session. They, however, can draw comfort from the fact that the job of determining which institutions have the infrastrucuture has been assigned to Arjun Singh who, as one of his colleagues in the Cabinet said, is expected to err on the side of "reservation". The prime minister, however, will still have the satisfaction of seeing off the pressure for the implementation of quota in one go. He held firm despite the demand from DMK and PMK not to stagger the implementation: a stand which has the sympathy of the HRD minister. ARUN KHOTE Secretary-Media National Campaign On Dalit Human Rights-NCDHR 8/1,2nd Floor, South Patel Nagar NEW DELHI-110008 ( INDIA) Ph/ Fax-91#11-25842249/ 25842250 Mobile:0-9350183802 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: dalits.org -- Subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a BLANK email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join 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! 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