02-27-2008, 08:43 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Gujarat spends, gets good rating
Author: Chetan Chauhan
Publication: Hindustan Times
Date: February 25, 2008
However, ministry officials suspect that the state govt may have diverted funds meant for minorities to non-minority areas.
The UPA government's constant tirade about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi being anti-minorities has not reflected in the Centre's own stock-taking report on minority welfare.
In fact, the Minority Affairs Ministry has given a positive rating to the work done in Gujarat for minorities.
On the other hand, the performance of several Congressruled states has been found to be poor The report puts a question mark on the UPA's performance in the area of minority welfare even though the government claims it is implementing most of the Sachar panel's recommendations for the upliftment of minorities, especially Muslims.
In the evaluation report of the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme for Minorities, the Ministry has rated the performance of most NDA rules states "good" or "fair". The only Congress-ruled state to get a good rating is Haryana.
Gujarat, the state said to be most averse to the welfare of minorities, has one of the best ratings when it comes to spending under the nine schemes of the programme and building infrastructure. Its spending was more than 50 per cent in 2007, thereby earning a 'good' rating.
However; ministry officials suspect the Gujarat government may have diverted funds meant for minorities to non-minority areas, a charge made by the UPA during Gujarat elections last year
Other NDA-ruled states Orissa, Uttrakhand and Rajasthan - have also been rated "good". What may not be a good election slogan for UPA is that Congress-ruled Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have been rated the worstperforming states with a spending of less than 30 per cent.
Even West Bengal, ruled by the Left Front, has been rated among the worst performers. The only NDA government in this category is Punjab. Among the states rated "fair" with a spending of 30-50 per cent are Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar, Kerala and Assam.Â
- chetan@hindustantimes.com<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Author: Chetan Chauhan
Publication: Hindustan Times
Date: February 25, 2008
However, ministry officials suspect that the state govt may have diverted funds meant for minorities to non-minority areas.
The UPA government's constant tirade about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi being anti-minorities has not reflected in the Centre's own stock-taking report on minority welfare.
In fact, the Minority Affairs Ministry has given a positive rating to the work done in Gujarat for minorities.
On the other hand, the performance of several Congressruled states has been found to be poor The report puts a question mark on the UPA's performance in the area of minority welfare even though the government claims it is implementing most of the Sachar panel's recommendations for the upliftment of minorities, especially Muslims.
In the evaluation report of the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme for Minorities, the Ministry has rated the performance of most NDA rules states "good" or "fair". The only Congress-ruled state to get a good rating is Haryana.
Gujarat, the state said to be most averse to the welfare of minorities, has one of the best ratings when it comes to spending under the nine schemes of the programme and building infrastructure. Its spending was more than 50 per cent in 2007, thereby earning a 'good' rating.
However; ministry officials suspect the Gujarat government may have diverted funds meant for minorities to non-minority areas, a charge made by the UPA during Gujarat elections last year
Other NDA-ruled states Orissa, Uttrakhand and Rajasthan - have also been rated "good". What may not be a good election slogan for UPA is that Congress-ruled Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have been rated the worstperforming states with a spending of less than 30 per cent.
Even West Bengal, ruled by the Left Front, has been rated among the worst performers. The only NDA government in this category is Punjab. Among the states rated "fair" with a spending of 30-50 per cent are Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar, Kerala and Assam.Â
- chetan@hindustantimes.com<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->