What Sharad Pawar has said is important. Dalits should become businessmen because in India Dalits were barred from becoming rich. This will in a way break the caste barriers. But dalit capitalists should not become pro-elites and forget their brothers who in majority are deprived and poor. Many Dalit high post people become part of the elites- upper caste and forget the very people from whom they have come. They should try to fulfil the dream Dr. Ambedkar of Annilhilating caste.
--- In ZESTCaste@yahoogroups.com, Siddhartha Kumar <mailsiddhartha.k@...> wrote:
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> http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/pawar-calls-for-spl-policy-to-encourage-dalit-bizmen/935217.html
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> Pawar calls for spl policy to encourage Dalit bizmen
> PTI | 11:12 PM,Dec 17,2011
>
> Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today
> said there is a need to formulate a separate policy to encourage and
> protect the interests of Dalit entrepreneurs. "There is a need to
> formulate a separate policy, which will protect the interests of the
> weaker sections of the society. We need to encourage young Dalit
> entrepreneurs, who will come forward and provide jobs to tens of
> hundreds of members of the weaker sections of our society," Pawar told
> the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DICCI) trade fair
> here this evening. He said, DICCI should take up a mission to create
> at least three to four entrepreneurs every year, who will set up their
> businesses. "If this chamber takes this initiative, I will make an
> effort to convince my government to formulate a policy that will
> encourage the young entrepreneurs. And if they take up this
> responsibility over the next 8-10 years, we will see a galaxy of
> entrepreneurs," Pawar said. Pawar said, some decisions have been taken
> for the small and medium enterprises already. "Making certain
> percentage provision is not enough. Time has come that if the younger
> generation from the Dalit community is ready to accept this challenge,
> it is the duty of the government to make certain provisions of certain
> percentage in the area of providing land, electricity and other
> facilities," he said. "And if such facilities are provided, I am sure
> my young colleagues will prove that they will become successful
> businessmen. But for this to happen, the chamber has to take an
> initiative," Pawar added.
>
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