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'Govt considering giving minorities quota within OBC quota'
January 07, 2011 22:37 IST
The government is considering allocation of quota to minorities within
the existing 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes in
central services, Minority Affairs minister Salman Khurshid said on
Friday.
Granting separate quota to the minorities within the 27 per cent being
given to OBCs is under serious consideration of the Union government
on the lines of a number of states, Khurshid told reporters in Lucknow
[ Images ].
States like Kerala [ Images ], Karnataka [ Images ], Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar and West Bengal [ Images ] already have such provision. Khurshid
said both the ministries for minority welfare and social justice were
working together in this direction and the provisions made in these
states besides various rulings of the Supreme Court and the Karnataka
High Court were being studied.
The minister said his department was committed to maintaining the
minority status to Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University.
He said that Rs 2,500 crore had been provided for the development of
Muslim-dominated districts, including those in Uttar Pradesh [ Images
], and another Rs 1,000 crore would be provided soon.
To a question on rising prices, the Congress leader said the central
government was making serious efforts to control it and the issue was
also discussed in the party's plenary session recently. Although it is
an international phenomenon, efforts are on to keep it under check, he
said.
On corruption, Khurshid said the government was serious about the
issue, and action would be taken against all those found involved in
it. Asked about the 2G spectrum scam, the minister said BJP should
have welcomed the prime minister's offer to appear before the PAC
rather than continuing with the stalemate.
Khurshid, also Corporate Affairs minister, said that the proposal for
a new company bill was under the consideration of the Law ministry and
would be presented in the next session of Parliament. Besides there is
also a move to bring companies under the International Finance
Reporting System in a phased manner, he said.
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