11-13-2006, 05:36 AM
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Pioneer.com
Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
Ahead of a crucial meet between the industry and the Government on job reservations in private sector, the organisations representing Indian industry said they have already started affirmative action and there is no need to enforce quota through legislation.
"The industry is doing good works by executing many affirmative actions for SC and ST. There is no need of any legislation in this regard. Our commitment to uplift them through affirmative actions is solid and sound," Anil K Aggarwal, president, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), said.
The industry players are scheduled to meet a high-level meeting on November 15 to discuss the scope and parameters of the code of conduct on affirmative action.
This meeting would follow the meeting of group of ministers (GoM) headed by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on November 14 to deliberate on the prospects of reservation in the private sector in the wake of resistance to any legislation from the industry.
The recommendations of GoM would prominently surface in November 15 meeting that is likely to be chaired by TKA Nair, principal personal secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Nair heads the new committee constituted by Singh to devise ways and means for adequate share of SC/ST in the private sector.
"We will apprise the Government of what the industry has planned for the future to help out SC/ST at different levels through various affirmative measures. Though such efforts are voluntary in nature, we are doing them as a part and parcel of our social commitment," Aggarwal said.
The representatives of ASSOCHAM, FICCI, PHDCCI, CII, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India, Builders' Association of India and Federation of Indian Mineral Industry are likely to participate in the meeting.
The Government would be represented by LK Joshi, secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Veena Chhotroy, secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Meena Gupta, secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and KM Sahni, secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.
As per the official circular issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the proposed meeting would 'deliberate on preparing a code of conduct on affirmative action to be progressively adopted by the industry and to formulate a way to compile information on SC/ST persons employed by the industry.'
"The industry has initiated measures to train SC/ST in different trades they are known to run successfully and effectively. We have plans to utilise the vast network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) for imparting industrial training to SC/ST persons," Anjan Roy, adviser, FICCI, said.
Echoing him, Marut Sengupta of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said that the industry was committed to implement the 'concrete steps' as enumerated in the CII-ASSOCHAM action plan on affirmative action for SC/ST. "Targeted efforts are being made to help out SC/ST persons at all possible levels," he added.
As per CII-ASSOCHAM action plan, the industry in the first year beginning October 2006 would create 100 entrepreneurs from SC/ST, establish coaching centres in ten universities for 10000 students, open 10 coaching centres to prepare SC/ST students for professional and technical courses, and establish 100 scholarships.
The debate over the quota in private sector assumed critical proportions in July when Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar announced that the time was running out for the industry, and that reservation was to be done at the earliest.
She, however, could not proceed further, as the Prime Minister's Office did not give her the green signal. <b>Prime Minister Singh finally set up the Nair committee to oversee the progress on the affirmative action for SC/ST</b>.
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Committe wala made another committee. Please let me know when he makes century. Babu apni babugiri si nahi jayega.
Pioneer.com
Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
Ahead of a crucial meet between the industry and the Government on job reservations in private sector, the organisations representing Indian industry said they have already started affirmative action and there is no need to enforce quota through legislation.
"The industry is doing good works by executing many affirmative actions for SC and ST. There is no need of any legislation in this regard. Our commitment to uplift them through affirmative actions is solid and sound," Anil K Aggarwal, president, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), said.
The industry players are scheduled to meet a high-level meeting on November 15 to discuss the scope and parameters of the code of conduct on affirmative action.
This meeting would follow the meeting of group of ministers (GoM) headed by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on November 14 to deliberate on the prospects of reservation in the private sector in the wake of resistance to any legislation from the industry.
The recommendations of GoM would prominently surface in November 15 meeting that is likely to be chaired by TKA Nair, principal personal secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Nair heads the new committee constituted by Singh to devise ways and means for adequate share of SC/ST in the private sector.
"We will apprise the Government of what the industry has planned for the future to help out SC/ST at different levels through various affirmative measures. Though such efforts are voluntary in nature, we are doing them as a part and parcel of our social commitment," Aggarwal said.
The representatives of ASSOCHAM, FICCI, PHDCCI, CII, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India, Builders' Association of India and Federation of Indian Mineral Industry are likely to participate in the meeting.
The Government would be represented by LK Joshi, secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Veena Chhotroy, secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Meena Gupta, secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and KM Sahni, secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.
As per the official circular issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the proposed meeting would 'deliberate on preparing a code of conduct on affirmative action to be progressively adopted by the industry and to formulate a way to compile information on SC/ST persons employed by the industry.'
"The industry has initiated measures to train SC/ST in different trades they are known to run successfully and effectively. We have plans to utilise the vast network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) for imparting industrial training to SC/ST persons," Anjan Roy, adviser, FICCI, said.
Echoing him, Marut Sengupta of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said that the industry was committed to implement the 'concrete steps' as enumerated in the CII-ASSOCHAM action plan on affirmative action for SC/ST. "Targeted efforts are being made to help out SC/ST persons at all possible levels," he added.
As per CII-ASSOCHAM action plan, the industry in the first year beginning October 2006 would create 100 entrepreneurs from SC/ST, establish coaching centres in ten universities for 10000 students, open 10 coaching centres to prepare SC/ST students for professional and technical courses, and establish 100 scholarships.
The debate over the quota in private sector assumed critical proportions in July when Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar announced that the time was running out for the industry, and that reservation was to be done at the earliest.
She, however, could not proceed further, as the Prime Minister's Office did not give her the green signal. <b>Prime Minister Singh finally set up the Nair committee to oversee the progress on the affirmative action for SC/ST</b>.
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Committe wala made another committee. Please let me know when he makes century. Babu apni babugiri si nahi jayega.