[ZESTCaste] Bihar panel to look into issue of upper caste poor

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bihar-panel-to-look-into-issue-of-upper-caste-poor/725388/

Bihar panel to look into issue of upper caste poor

Santosh Singh Posted online: Thu Dec 16 2010, 01:32 hrs
Patna : Fulfilling an election promise, the Nitish Kumar government
will constitute a Uccha Jati Ayog, an upper caste commission, that
will explore ways and means to provide justice to the poor among the
upper castes. The commission is likely to suggest a 10 per cent
reservation in jobs for the poor among the upper caste.The upper
castes comprise 16 per cent of the state's population and Nitish has
inducted 11 upper caste ministers, including Narendra Singh, Gautam
Singh and Janardhan Singh Sigriwal, Nitish Mishra, Giriraj Singh and
Chandramohan Roy, in his 30-member Cabinet this time. Cabinet
Secretary Afzal Amanullah said: "The Cabinet has given a nod to set up
Uchcha Jati Ayog as soon as possible." The Cabinet, he added, also
discussed the need for a study on the health and education related
problems of the needy among upper castes. CM Nitish Kumar said: "The
commission will conduct a comprehensive study of problems faced by
economically backward among upper caste groups."The state already has
commissions for SC/ ST, EBC s and Mahadalits. While RJD leader Lalu
Prasad and LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan decided not to comment on the
move, Bihar Congress spokesperson Premchanda Mishra called the panle a
"complete hogwash". He said: "Can Nitish Kumar tell us how many
recommendations of sundry commissions set up by him have been
honoured? If he is so concerned about the upper caste, let him give
the deputy CM's post to an upper caste individual."

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