Saturday, February 27, 2010

Re: [ZESTCaste] Fwd: Two teaching posts for SC/ST in computer science (pls circulate)

 

It is good that IGNOU is giving the SC/ST reservation on teaching posts in full. The Delhi University is still providing SC/ST reservation at the level of Assistant Professor only. If some one knows what is happening in DU. Please tell me.

Dr. Uaday Singh
Assistant Professor
Deptt. of Mathematics
BHU Varanasi

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From: jkjatav jatav <jkjatav@gmail. com>
Date: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Subject: Fwd: Two teaching posts for SC/ST in computer science (pls circulate)

pls circulate

Two reserved posts one is Reader (SC) and another is Professor (ST) in
computer scince at SOCIS IGNOU.
Check www.ignou.ac. in, academic post link.
http://www.ignou. ac.in/adv/ appointment. htm

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Naveen Kumar

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[ZESTCaste] AP: Loans without guarantee for SC’s, ST’s from April 1

http://www.indlawnews.com/Newsdisplay.aspx?9c096330-131c-4440-a7b1-53d52ca3321d

AP: Loans without guarantee for SC's, ST's from April 1
2/26/2010

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh
will be provided with loans without collateral security up to Rs one
crore from April one, Major Industries Minister K Lakshminarayana
informed the State Assembly.

Replying to Mr P Ramulu and other TDP members during question hour, he
said the Reserve Bank of India had made it clear that it had no
objection to the state government providing guarantee for loans
extended to SC/ST entrepreneurs.

He said Credit Guarantee Trust with a corpus fund of Rs 250 crore was
being set up jointly with Social Welfare Department and, subsequently,
the quantum of loan amount without collateral security would be
enhanced to Rs five crore to each of the SC, ST entrepreneurs.

Presently, applications of 60 SC and two ST entrepreneurs were under
consideration, the Minister said.

As of now, under the special policy for promotion of SC/ST
entrepreneurs, 150 units of SC entrepreneurs with a term loan of Rs
63.15 crore and 56 units for ST entrepreneurs with term loan of Rs
26.14 crore had been sanctioned, he added.

UNI


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[ZESTCaste] Caste Hindus oppose burial of Dalit convert

http://www.thehindu.com/2010/02/27/stories/2010022751430300.htm

Tamil Nadu

Caste Hindus oppose burial of Dalit convert

Staff Reporter

VEDARANYAM: Dalit graveyards have always been contested spaces. The
caste fault lines re-emerged when caste Hindus opposed the proposed
burial of a Dalit convert in a graveyard for Scheduled Castes at
Katripulam in Vedaranyam on Friday.

The only ten Dalit families of Katripulam had converted to
Christianity three years ago.

However, there has been a samudaya thadai, or community restraint, on
commemoration of their religious practices within the village. With
the first death in their community, the issue came to the fore.

Dalit graveyards have had a chequered trajectory here. All the
graveyards on government poramboke lands are common for all, except
Dalits. As in life, Dalits are ostracised in their graves and the 'SC
graveyards' are government-sanctioned euphemisms for such ostracism.

"We have no issues with their cremating in the space allotted, but
burying them with a crucifix would not be allowed. It would affect
future burials by SCs in the limited space of three cents allotted to
them," Veeramani, ex-president, Katripulam, told The Hindu.

Communal markers


When pointed out that there were just 10 SC families in the village,
all of whom had converted, and none had issues with burial, Mr.
Veeramani said that the "peaceful village need not have communal
markers."

According to Birla Thangadurai, member of District Committee against
Bonded Labour, those families had converted to escape caste
oppression. The point is to have them bonded for eternity. An RDO or a
Collector would forever be an outcaste in her or his own village, said
Mr. Thangadurai.

Following 'peace talks' with the Revenue Divisional Officer, and at
the intervention of the priest of the Chapel, it was decided that the
body would be cremated.

Alternative site


If the Dalits sought an alternative burial site, it could be
considered, said the RDO.


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[ZESTCaste] Rs 4,500 cr for Dalit welfare, Rs 2,600 cr for Muslims

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Rs-4-500-cr-for-Dalit-welfare--Rs-2-600-cr-for-Muslims/585050

Rs 4,500 cr for Dalit welfare, Rs 2,600 cr for Muslims

Manoj C G Posted online: Saturday , Feb 27, 2010 at 0144 hrs
New Delhi : The Congress's ongoing drive to win back Dalits and
Muslims, evident in general secretary Rahul Gandhi's visits to Dalit
homes and Digvijay Singh's visit to Azamgarh, found a reflection in
the Budget proposals on Friday with an increased allocation of 80 per
cent for the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry and 50 per cent
for the Minority Affairs Ministry.
Plan allocation for the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, which
mainly deals with the welfare of SCs, increased from last year's Rs
2,500 crore to Rs 4,500 crore while for the Minority Affairs Ministry,
which is concerned more with Muslim welfare, the figure rose from Rs
1,740 crore to Rs 2,600 crore. For Bundelkhand, an additional
allocation of Rs 1,200 crore was made.

The total plan allocation under different heads meant for the welfare
of the SCs increased from Rs 1,788 crore last year to Rs 3,142 crore.
Allocation for post-matric scholarship for SC students was more than
doubled from Rs 818 crore to Rs 1,675 crore. Though the Ministry also
deals with the welfare of OBCs, a small portion of the total
allocation is earmarked for the section. That too, however, saw a jump
from Rs 218 crore to Rs 413 crore.

Pradhanmantri Adarsh Gram Yojna, the scheme for integrated development
of SC-dominated villages in the country, was allocated Rs 388 crore
compared to Rs 98 crore in the last Budget. The scheme announced in
the last Budget would be taken up as a pilot project in some states,
and Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress is eyeing to regain power,
figures prominently.

Similarly, for pre-matric scholarships for minorities, the allocation
was more than doubled, with the government earmarking Rs 400 crore
under this head in comparison to Rs 176.99 crore allocated in the last
Budget. Post-matric scholarships and merit-cum-means scholarships saw
considerable increase too, with allocation under post-matric
scholarships going up to Rs 234 crore from Rs 132 crore.
Multi-Sectoral Development Programme for Minorities being implemented
in 90 minority-concentrated districts of the country, too, saw a
significant jump from Rs 873 crore to Rs 1,223 crore.

"With the much-needed enhancement in allocation, we will now be able
to carry out revision in the rates of post-matric scholarships for SCs
and OBCs," said Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik.

Asked if the enhanced allocation would help the Congress woo the
"Dalit-Muslim" votebank, he said: "The Congress has always been
committed to the empowerment of the deprived sections. The enhanced
allocation reaffirms our commitment to the deprived sections."
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Rs 4,500 cr for Dalit welfare, Rs 2,600 cr for Muslims
Manoj C G Posted online: Saturday , Feb 27, 2010 at 0144 hrs
New Delhi : The Congress's ongoing drive to win back Dalits and
Muslims, evident in general secretary Rahul Gandhi's visits to Dalit
homes and Digvijay Singh's visit to Azamgarh, found a reflection in
the Budget proposals on Friday with an increased allocation of 80 per
cent for the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry and 50 per cent
for the Minority Affairs Ministry.
Plan allocation for the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, which
mainly deals with the welfare of SCs, increased from last year's Rs
2,500 crore to Rs 4,500 crore while for the Minority Affairs Ministry,
which is concerned more with Muslim welfare, the figure rose from Rs
1,740 crore to Rs 2,600 crore. For Bundelkhand, an additional
allocation of Rs 1,200 crore was made.

The total plan allocation under different heads meant for the welfare
of the SCs increased from Rs 1,788 crore last year to Rs 3,142 crore.
Allocation for post-matric scholarship for SC students was more than
doubled from Rs 818 crore to Rs 1,675 crore. Though the Ministry also
deals with the welfare of OBCs, a small portion of the total
allocation is earmarked for the section. That too, however, saw a jump
from Rs 218 crore to Rs 413 crore.

Pradhanmantri Adarsh Gram Yojna, the scheme for integrated development
of SC-dominated villages in the country, was allocated Rs 388 crore
compared to Rs 98 crore in the last Budget. The scheme announced in
the last Budget would be taken up as a pilot project in some states,
and Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress is eyeing to regain power,
figures prominently.

Similarly, for pre-matric scholarships for minorities, the allocation
was more than doubled, with the government earmarking Rs 400 crore
under this head in comparison to Rs 176.99 crore allocated in the last
Budget. Post-matric scholarships and merit-cum-means scholarships saw
considerable increase too, with allocation under post-matric
scholarships going up to Rs 234 crore from Rs 132 crore.
Multi-Sectoral Development Programme for Minorities being implemented
in 90 minority-concentrated districts of the country, too, saw a
significant jump from Rs 873 crore to Rs 1,223 crore.

"With the much-needed enhancement in allocation, we will now be able
to carry out revision in the rates of post-matric scholarships for SCs
and OBCs," said Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik.

Asked if the enhanced allocation would help the Congress woo the
"Dalit-Muslim" votebank, he said: "The Congress has always been
committed to the empowerment of the deprived sections. The enhanced
allocation reaffirms our commitment to the deprived sections."


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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Ethnic federalism will further marginalise Dalit.

http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/-guestcolumn/4137-dalit-doubts-.html


By Mitra Pariyar

In his Kantipur column of 20 December Hari Roka, a pro-Maoist
commentator and lawmaker, argued that part of the reason why India
opposed the Maoists promoting a federal state was that it feared "the
establishment of a new social system based on the redistribution of
property and freedom from untouchability would have consequences on
its states close to Nepal".

The statement is, inter alia, representative of how the Maoists
continue to use Dalits in their propaganda. They have always claimed
that theirs is a movement of the oppressed masses, and indeed many
Dalits have sacrificed their lives for the cause. However, Roka's
claim about untouchability rings hollow because there is little
evidence to show that the ex-rebels actually care about the deeply
entrenched problems of low castes.

On the contrary, Dalits increasingly feel they have had the rug pulled
out from under them, not least because of the Maoists' unilateral
declaration of autonomous ethnic states. Firstly, Dalits are not going
to have their own autonomous state; they will be a tiny minority in
all states. More importantly, Dalits suffer indignities and injustices
not only at the hands of Bahuns and Chhetris, but also from Rais,
Limbus, Madhesis, Gurungs, Magars, Newars, and others.

A 2006 report in Nepali Times stated: "In the hotbed of Tarai ethnic
politics, mainstream Madhesi rights activists, anti-hills-people
vigilantes, Maoist splinter groups and Tharu groups are demanding
everything from greater autonomy to secession. But Madhesi Dalits are
nowhere in the equation". The parties' attitude to Dalits in the Tarai
and the hills remains the same, despite the pressure of massive
political changes.

Hugo Gorringe, a British anthropologist who studied Indian Dalits,
observes: "untouchability, it is clear, is irreconcilable with
nationhood, and undermines the democratic project". The Nepali
Congress and UML, despite their democratic credentials, have always
refrained from taking Dalit issues seriously; their own workers and
supporters regularly practice untouchability. The former rebels'
initial enthusiasm about doing away with caste-based subordination has
also been ephemeral. For instance, the Maoist government didn't,
despite the popular expectation, start anything concrete to help
Dalits; neither did it attempt to include them in important positions.
Although they have been insisting on federal states named after
particular groups, they have not yet articulated their policies on how
untouchability can be effectively tackled.

Whilst Dalits are still struggling to become bona fide citizens of
Nepal, they will have to fight separately to become the citizens of
autonomous states as well. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's prescription for the
Dalit movement was: "educate, agitate, organise". The implementation
of autonomous ethnic states is likely to hinder these strategies, not
least because the Dalit movement will then be dispersed and
consequently further weakened.

Some believe that untouchability cannot be tackled until caste is
annihilated; others think it can be challenged by emphasising the
socioeconomic relationship between castes on the basis of modern
national laws over customary ones. We should attempt to integrate low
castes with other castes or ethnic groups to pave the way for a more
egalitarian society. Ethnic federalism will only institutionalise and
solidify caste or ethnic boundaries, instead of undermining them.
The Maoists are likely to lose the support of many Dalits and others
by pushing for their retrograde demand for ethnic federalism, even if
it helps them in the short term. Like most Nepali citizens, Dalits
want to live in peace with more dignity and better economic
opportunities. This simple dream cannot be fulfilled if the powers
that be don't give up their stance on ethnic federalism under the
facade of revolutionary change.

(Courtesy: Nepali Times)

(Pariyar is currently doing MPhil in Social Anthropology at Oxford
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