http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/16/stories/2011021650930400.htm
Karnataka - Bangalore
Dalits want separate budget
Staff Reporter
BANGALORE: A faction of the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (DSS), led by
president N. Murthy, staged a protest rally in front of the Vidhana
Soudha here on Tuesday demanding a separate budget for the Dalits.
Separate budgets for Dalits should become a feature of both the State
and Central budgets, the agitators said.
They argued that since the population of Dalits is 25 per cent of the
total population, a proportionate sum should be set aside for them in
the budget.
In a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister, they said such a
budget would allow for greater focus on development of the backward
sections of society. They also demanded that the Rs. 306-crore loan
taken by the Dalits from the Ambedkar Development Corporation should
be waived.
In addition, they pressed for some long-standing issues such as
increase in scholarship amount for Dalit students.
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