Monday, March 7, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Deadlock on over central panel’s review of Dalit welfare schemes

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Deadlock-on-over-central-panel-s-review-of-Dalit-welfare-schemes/758529/

Deadlock on over central panel's review of Dalit welfare schemes
Virendra Nath Bhatt Posted online: Sun Mar 06 2011, 03:17 hrs
Lucknow : The deadlock between the National Commission for Scheduled
Castes and the UP government over the date for full commission review
of the Dalit welfare schemes in the state.

The commission citing the budget session of the Parliament has
rejected the four dates in March suggested by the Uttar Pradesh
government.

The NCSC panel headed by the Congress MP, PL Punia, accuse the UP
government of avoiding the full commission review while the state
maintains it is ready for commission scrutiny.

The BSP-led government, in its bid to clip the Punia's wings, has
already amended the UP State Guest Rules 1961, to deny the protocol
and other facilities to him during his visits to UP. Punia enjoys the
status of Union Cabinet Minister.

"There is no point in holding the full commission review meeting with
the UP government until all the relevant information is provided by
the state government to the panel," said Punia, adding "UP government
is not providing information sought by the commission on Section 156
(3) of the Cr PC, where the FIR relating to atrocities on Dalits were
lodged on the directives of the courts and the action taken by the
state government on the complaints by Dalits.".

On the review meetings, Punia said, "The UP government knows the
chairman of the commission is an MP and budget session of the
Parliament is underway. It is difficult for me to spare time for the
review meeting, yet they deliberately suggested to hold meeting on
March 4, 11, 16 and 24."

On the other hand, the UP government maintains that it is ready for
the review meeting as and when it suits the commission.

"We had suggested four dates to the commission in March. So far we
have received no official communication from them. If they suggest
some alternative dates then we are ready for that," said Balvinder
Kumar, Principal Secretary, Social Welfare, adding "We have furnished
all the information on a questionnaire given to us by the commission.
If they need some additional information then then there is no problem
at our end to furnish it."

In last four months, the review meetings have been postponed for five
times. For the fifth time, the state government suggested four dates
in March for review meeting which were rejected by the commission.


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