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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Big-three top brass ready to induct Dalit rep in SRC

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Big-three top brass ready to induct Dalit rep in SRC

RAJENDRA PHUYAL

KATHMANDU, NOV 24 - A meeting of the top brass leaders of the major
three political parties—Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML and UCPN
(Maoist)—on Thursday decided to induct an additional member from the
Dalit Community in the State Restructuring Commission.

Various organisations and politicians have been expressing
dissatisfaction over the formation of the State Restructuring
Commission, citing lack of representation from the Dalit community in
the mechanism.

Earlier, Maoist lawmaker Tilak Pariyar had warned to obstruct the
House proceedings if a Dalit representative was not inducted in the
State Restructuring Commission.

In the meeting held at the Peace Ministry in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
today, the leaders also discussed issues related to seven-point
agreement on peace process, the Constituent Assembly term extension
and issues related to State Restructuring Commission, among others, NC
Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel said.

As per the seven-point agreement between the major three parties and
the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha on November 1, the leaders had
agreed to conclude the regrouping of the former Maoist combatants as
well as returning of the seized properties by yesterday.

Likewise, the leaders had also expressed their commitment to dissolve
the paramilitary structure of the Maoist youth wing—Young Communist
League by Wednesday. However, the leaders failed to meet the deadline.

Dissenting faction of the Maoist leaders led by Vice Chairman Mohan
Baidya have been protesting against various decisions taken by the
party establishment, including returning of the seized properties.

Meanwhile, leaders from Baidya faction have not participated in the meeting.

It has been reported that the leaders attending the talks agreed to
hold further discussion on Friday morning to decide on the extension
of Constituent Assembly (CA) term.

"The next tenure of the CA would be fixed on the basis of a summary
on above issues," UML leader Shankar Pokharel said after the meeting.

Posted on: 2011-11-24 05:11

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[ZESTCaste] Paswan threatens to quit Lokpal panel over SC/ST quota

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Politics News | Posted on Nov 25, 2011 at 07:10pm IST
Paswan threatens to quit Lokpal panel over SC/ST quota
Press Trust of India

Patna: LJP supremo Ramvilas Paswan on Friday threatened to resign from
the Standing Committee on Lokpal in the parliament if Centre failed to
ensure representation of SC, ST, women and minorities to the proposed
Lokpal.

"I will resign from the Standing Committee considering the proposal
for Lokpal if my demand for giving representation of SC, ST, women and
minorities is not met," Paswan told reporters.

He said he had already made his intention clear during the meeting of
the committee.
Paswan threatens to quit Lokpal panel over SC/ST quota

Taking a dig at Anna Hazare's reaction to slapping of Union
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Paswan said, "Anna's statement is
not in good taste."

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[ZESTCaste] SC ST children are the worst hit: Malnutrition survey in Karnataka

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SC ST children are the worst hit: Malnutrition survey in Karnataka
Posted on November 24, 2011
This is a study I was involved in
Malnourishment: children of SC, ST families worst-hit

A group of NGOs conducted a survey in 11 districts

In the wake of the Department of Women and Child Development
acknowledging that there are 72,000 severely malnourished children in
the State, a group of NGOs conducted a survey of malnourished children
in 11 districts.

According to the study, the worst-affected are children from Scheduled
Caste and Scheduled Tribe families where parents worked on daily
wages.

The study, which aimed at studying the conditions of the children,
their access to health, childcare and anganwadi services, found that
48 of the 311 children from 334 families suffered from cerebral palsy
and mental retardation, said E. Premdas, convener of Janarogya
Andolana Karnataka (JAAK), one of the NGOs that conducted the study.

'Only 14 days of work'

"Nearly 84 per cent of the families surveyed have not received work
under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and 43
per cent have not received rations through the public distribution
system. The 14 families who got work got only 14 days of work on an
average under the MNREGA," Mr. Premdas said.

Forty-two per cent of the total number of children and 80 per cent of
children with disabilities did not have access to anganwadis, he
added.

Discrimination

"Another important aspect that the study found was that children with
mental illnesses are not admitted to anganwadis and Dalit children are
discriminated against in anganwadis," he said.

While 22 per cent of the severely malnourished children did not
receive food at all under Integrated Child Development Services
scheme, the worst-affected were children with the "double burden" of
disability and severe malnourishment.

Bad food

It was also found that 47 per cent of the children were not eating the
packet food given in anganwadis as it was not good. Most of the
mothers, who were asked to rate the food on a scale of 0 to 100, rated
the food at 30, he explained.

Over 50 investigators from Right to Food Campaign – Karnataka (RFC)
and Samajika Parivarthana Janadolana apart from JAAK were involved in
the study.

'48 of the 311 children surveyed suffered from cerebral palsy,
mental retardation'
'Nearly 84 per cent of the 334 families surveyed have not received
work under MNREGA'

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
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Child Malnutrition in Karnataka- A Report (kafila.org)
1.33 lakh Anganwadi centres not functional: Tirath (news.bioscholar.com)

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[ZESTCaste] Six upper primary schools for SC, ST to be set up in state

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Six upper primary schools for SC, ST to be set up in state

NEW DELHI, November 24 (agencies): Government today decided to relax
the norms for setting up six additional upper primary residential
schools for girls belonging to predominantly SC, ST, OBC and minority
communities in Manipur.

The Union cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, approved the proposal for relaxation of the norms for
sanctioning six additional Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas one each
in the districts of Bishnupur, Imphal (East), Imphal (West), Senapati,
Thoubal and Ukhrul in Manipur.

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya are residential schools at the upper
primary level for girls belonging to predominantly SC, ST, OBC and
minority communities in educationally backward blocks with rural
female literacy lower than the national average.

In Manipur, KGBVs are operational in Tamenglong, Churachandpur and
Chandel districts.

The cabinet decision paves way for all the nine districts of Manipur
to have KGBVs which will provide residential educational facilities in
the difficult terrain of Manipur thereby increasing access to
education for girls in the remote areas of the State.

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[ZESTCaste] Plea to hike stipend of SC/ST students

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Thiruvananthapuram | Posted on Nov 26, 2011 at 10:54am IST
Plea to hike stipend of SC/ST students

indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The leaders of Sidhanar Service Society here on
Friday said that the State Government should increase the stipend and
lumpsum grant of SC/ST students according to the human development
index.

�Addressing a press conference here on Friday to announce the
valediction of the diamond jubilee conference of the society held in
the city, Bhargavi Thankappan, the chief patron of the society, also
urged the State Government to approve the emergency petitions listed
in the memorandum filed before the Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

�The emergency petitions included bringing forward a comprehensive
land reform by providing a hectare of cultivation land to landless
families belonging to Scheduled Castes, raising the farmer's pension
to Rs 2,500 and amending the legislation to provide reservation for
SC/ST candidates for jobs in private sector.

� The general secretary of the society A K Thankappan, state secretary
Rajamohan and assistant secretary K M Sivasankaran also attended the
press conference.

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Big-three top brass ready to induct Dalit rep in SRC

[ZESTCaste] Paswan threatens to quit Lokpal panel over SC/ST quota

[ZESTCaste] SC ST children are the worst hit: Malnutrition survey in Karnataka

[ZESTCaste] Six upper primary schools for SC, ST to be set up in state

[ZESTCaste] Plea to hike stipend of SC/ST students

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