10-12-2006, 08:17 PM
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Pioneer.com
Santanu Banerjee | New Delhi
With the State Governments virtually sitting on a prime ministerial initiative that could bring about backdoor reservation for minorities, the Prime Minister's Office has directed States' Chief Secretaries to send the 'status report' on implementation by October 15.
The Minority Affairs Minister had circulated Prime Minister's 15-point programme for minorities in the last week of July to State Governments. The Centre had asked the States to send their feedback on their preparedness on the implementation. But more than two months have passed and there is no response from the States.
Unhappy with the attitude of the State Governments, the PMO is believed to have shot off another letter in the first week of October seeking their status report within two weeks.
Sources said that the controversial aspect of providing indirect reservation to minorities may have made State and UT Governments drag their feet.
Among other things, the Prime Minister's 15-point programme has specific guidelines for introducing indirect job quota for the minorities.
Clause 10 says: "In recruitment of police personnel, the State Governments will be advised to give special consideration to minorities. For this purpose, the composition of selection committees should be representative."
The programme also says, <b>"The Central Government will take similar action in the recruitment of personnel to the Central police forces."</b>
<b>The PM has also sought similar concession for minorities in public sector undertakings.</b> The note circulated to State Governments says, "largescale employment opportunities are available with railways, nationalised banks and public sector enterprises. In these cases also, the concerned departments will ensure that special consideration is given to recruitment from minority communities."
It also calls for an exclusive scheme to provide coaching to candidates in Government institutions as well as private coaching institutes with credibility.
The PM's initiative also wants special focus on inclusion of minorities in ongoing Government projects, like, Integrated Child Development Services, Access to School Education and Madarsa Education and Improving the Conditions of Living of Minorities.
<b>Sources point out that unless the financial implications of these above-said clauses are explained in clear-cut terms and their role in implementing the special thrust on jobs, the State Governments are likely to delay again.</b>
The programmes also call for setting up special court or courts specifically earmarked to try communal offences so that offenders are brought to book speedily. This will also require major expenditure, which a majority of the States are not in a position to incur.
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When you have spineless as a PM, He himself is from minority community and doing everything to suffocate majority population. He should rejecting his own community people because they are occupying more than 1.8% of jobs in every sector.
Pioneer.com
Santanu Banerjee | New Delhi
With the State Governments virtually sitting on a prime ministerial initiative that could bring about backdoor reservation for minorities, the Prime Minister's Office has directed States' Chief Secretaries to send the 'status report' on implementation by October 15.
The Minority Affairs Minister had circulated Prime Minister's 15-point programme for minorities in the last week of July to State Governments. The Centre had asked the States to send their feedback on their preparedness on the implementation. But more than two months have passed and there is no response from the States.
Unhappy with the attitude of the State Governments, the PMO is believed to have shot off another letter in the first week of October seeking their status report within two weeks.
Sources said that the controversial aspect of providing indirect reservation to minorities may have made State and UT Governments drag their feet.
Among other things, the Prime Minister's 15-point programme has specific guidelines for introducing indirect job quota for the minorities.
Clause 10 says: "In recruitment of police personnel, the State Governments will be advised to give special consideration to minorities. For this purpose, the composition of selection committees should be representative."
The programme also says, <b>"The Central Government will take similar action in the recruitment of personnel to the Central police forces."</b>
<b>The PM has also sought similar concession for minorities in public sector undertakings.</b> The note circulated to State Governments says, "largescale employment opportunities are available with railways, nationalised banks and public sector enterprises. In these cases also, the concerned departments will ensure that special consideration is given to recruitment from minority communities."
It also calls for an exclusive scheme to provide coaching to candidates in Government institutions as well as private coaching institutes with credibility.
The PM's initiative also wants special focus on inclusion of minorities in ongoing Government projects, like, Integrated Child Development Services, Access to School Education and Madarsa Education and Improving the Conditions of Living of Minorities.
<b>Sources point out that unless the financial implications of these above-said clauses are explained in clear-cut terms and their role in implementing the special thrust on jobs, the State Governments are likely to delay again.</b>
The programmes also call for setting up special court or courts specifically earmarked to try communal offences so that offenders are brought to book speedily. This will also require major expenditure, which a majority of the States are not in a position to incur.
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When you have spineless as a PM, He himself is from minority community and doing everything to suffocate majority population. He should rejecting his own community people because they are occupying more than 1.8% of jobs in every sector.