Rs 3,828 cr for dalit welfare
April 29th, 2010
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April 28: The Tamil Nadu government for the first time made a hefty
allocation of Rs 3,828 crore for the SC and ST welfare department this
year. Adi-Dravidar welfare minister A Tamilarasi told the Assembly
that it was 19.14 per cent of the state's annual plan outlay.
Concerned over the low rate conviction in the cases filed by dalits
against caste oppression, Tamil Nadu government has constituted a high
level committee headed by the chief minister M. Karunanidhi to monitor
the implementation of SC and ST Act. Ms. Tamilarasi said a total of
1,268 persons affected due to caste violence have been given Rs 1.75
crore financial relief.
Legislators cutting across the partylines insisted that the
construction contracts carried out by THADCO should be given only to
the Dalits.
MDMK leader T Sathan Thirumalaikumar complained that the private
schools that receive government-aid were denying admissions to SC
students in plus one. "There are 354 aided schools in the state but
they admit hardly one per cent of the SC students. This is not
acceptable," he said asking the government to take effective steps to
ensure 20 per cent of the Dalit students got admission in these
schools.
He also asked the government to improve the number of dalit students
pursuing higher studies. VCK leader D. Ravikumar complained that a lot
of outsiders have been staying the hostels meant for SC students in
the city and they should be ousted immediately. Stating that the
sanitary conditions of the hostels are extremely bad, he asked the
authorities to improve it.
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