02-25-2008, 09:58 PM
Another round of muslim appeasement by congress government. This so-called minority dept will be used to implement sachar committee report which was asked to look into only muslim issues and not all minority communities.
Maharashtra first state to have Minorities Dept
February 25, 2008
Mumbai: Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to set up a separate Minorities Development Department.
Minorities Development Department has become the 30th Department of Maharashtra government, with a notification being issued for the same, an official release said today.
The notification has been issued in the backdrop of an announcement by Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in winter session of state legislature last year.
The Department would look after several initiatives for welfare of minorities, including the Prime Minister's 15- point programme coordination, state minorities commission, state Haj and Wakf bodies and Urdu, Sindhi, Hindi and Gujarati academies.
The department will also be responsible for implementation of approved recommendations of the Justice Sachar committee.
Maharashtra first state to have Minorities Dept
February 25, 2008
Mumbai: Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to set up a separate Minorities Development Department.
Minorities Development Department has become the 30th Department of Maharashtra government, with a notification being issued for the same, an official release said today.
The notification has been issued in the backdrop of an announcement by Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in winter session of state legislature last year.
The Department would look after several initiatives for welfare of minorities, including the Prime Minister's 15- point programme coordination, state minorities commission, state Haj and Wakf bodies and Urdu, Sindhi, Hindi and Gujarati academies.
The department will also be responsible for implementation of approved recommendations of the Justice Sachar committee.