[ZESTCaste] 07/29/10 BSP MPs’ delegation meets PM, requests him to sanction Rs. 80,000 crore special economic package and 06 coal linkage blocks on priority basis to remove regional imbalances-Delegation of BSP MPs meets PM-Kapil Sibal’s comments regarding implementation of RTE irresponsible-UP Government allocated highest amount for basic education sector all over the country-Centre should make arrangements to remove social and regional imbalances without any discrimination-Central Government should immediately release Rs. 2000 crore earmarked for scholarship of OBC students-Approve 15 lakh Indira Avas annually during 11th Five Year Plan-Don’t discriminate against states for establishing Dalhan evam Tilhan Gram Sthapana Yojana-Amount to be provided to villages selected under Pradhan Mantri Adharsh Gram Yojana inadequate-Adopt policy of allocating 75 per cent power to states instead of Gadgil formula-C.M. enquires about the health of journalist and gunner injured in Allahabad incident and wishes for their speedy recovery-C.M. announces Rs. 5 lakh financial assistance to dependents of Vijay Pratap Singh-Recruitment process for 1413 vacant posts of jail guards in jail department should be started immediately-C.M. reviews the works of jail department

07/29/10 BSP MPs' delegation meets PM, requests him to sanction Rs. 80,000 crore special economic package and 06 coal linkage blocks on priority basis to remove regional imbalances-Delegation of BSP MPs meets PM-Kapil Sibal's comments regarding implementation of RTE irresponsible-UP Government allocated highest amount for basic education sector all over the country-Centre should make arrangements to remove social and regional imbalances without any discrimination-Central Government should immediately release Rs. 2000 crore earmarked for scholarship of OBC students-Approve 15 lakh Indira Avas annually during 11th Five Year Plan-Don't discriminate against states for establishing Dalhan evam Tilhan Gram Sthapana Yojana-Amount to be provided to villages selected under Pradhan Mantri Adharsh Gram Yojana inadequate-Adopt policy of allocating 75 per cent power to states instead of Gadgil formula-C.M. enquires about the health of journalist and gunner injured in Allahabad incident and wishes for their speedy recovery-C.M. announces Rs. 5 lakh financial assistance to dependents of Vijay Pratap Singh-Recruitment process for 1413 vacant posts of jail guards in jail department should be started immediately-C.M. reviews the works of jail department Filed under: General Posted by: @ 8:21 am    Press Information Bureau Information and Public Relations Department, U.P. BSP MPs ' delegation meets PM, requests him to sanction Rs. 80,000 crore special economic package and 06 coal linkage blocks on priority basis to remove regional imbalances Lucknow : 28 July 2010 On the directives of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati a delegation of BSP M.P.s met the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today and requested him to sanction special economic package of Rs. 80,000 crore and also allocate 06 coal blocks at the earliest. Ms. Mayawati said that she had discussed state 's development at a recently concluded meeting with all the MPs held at her official residence on July 20, in which she had directed all the MPs to meet PM and other Union Ministers, so that projects pending at the Centre for approval could be cleared at the earliest. In this light, the delegation requested the PM to sanction Rs. 80,000 crore special economic package demanded by the UP Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati at the earliest to remove the regional imbalances. The MPs informed the PM that the Central Government had not taken any constructive initiative so far in this regard. They said that the Rs. 3506 crore drought relief package sanctioned for the Bundelkhand region was very little considering the geographical conditions of the region. The delegation apprised the PM that the UP Government had requested the Ministry of Coal, Government of India to sanction coal linkages for thermal power plants to be set up at Etah, Sonbhadra, Lalitpur and Yamuna Express Way Authority Area. Besides, they also requested that 06 coal blocks should be allocated for UP considering the proposed increase in the power generation capacity of the State. The delegation apprised the Prime Minister that owing to the shortage of coal, the existing power plants could not use their full capacity. They said that the Centre should change its policy and decrease the linkages allocated for coastal States and it should provide requisite coal as per the linkage to the States like UP. The MPs said that the power projects based on imported coal should be set up in coastal areas and if the cost of the imported coal was higher, then the Centre should compensate the loss of these States. The Prime Minister lent a patient hearing to the delegation and assured that full help would be extended for sanctioning Rs. 80,000 crore economic package and allotment of coal linkage blocks. ****** Delegation of BSP MPs meets PM Lucknow : 28 July 2010 On the directives of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, a delegation of BSP M.P.s, met the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at Sansad Bhawan New Delhi today and requested him to take personal interest for setting up of Taj International Airport (T.I.A.) being established by UP Government at Jewar in Greater Noida and sanction it at the earliest. The MPs said the Government of India (GOI) should promptly approve the TIA near Greater Noida to enable rapid development of infrastructure facilities and creation of better avenues for direct and indirect employment in the State. Ms. Mayawati had discussed state 's development at a meeting with all the MPs held at her official residence on July 20, in which she had directed all the MPs to meet the PM and other Union Ministers, so that projects pending at the Centre for approval could be cleared at the earliest. They had done the same thing during the previous session as well. She said that even though these projects had not been cleared so far despite that meeting. Yet, the MPs should meet the Prime Minister and request him to give Centre 's approval for TIA, allocation of six coal blocks and sanctioning of Rs. 80,000 crore special economic package for the rapid development of the State. The delegation apprised the PM that TIA 's approval from GOI had been pending about last 07 years. The technical approval had been accorded by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, GOI on 09 April 2009 to establish an International Airport near Jewar at a distance of 72 kms. from IGI Airport. The delegation further apprised the PM that only one condition was imposed while taking approval of Central Government 's Cabinet that in case of establishing another International Airport within radius of 150 kms., 'Right of First Refusal' (ROFR) and 10 per cent Price Preference shall have to be given to Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL), the promoter of IGI Airport. Same provision was also made by the GOI, while entering into the State Support Agreement (SSA) with DIAL. Government of UP has already consented on this condition in May 2007. While according sanction on TIA by the Central Cabinet, Government of UP was also asked to participate in the SPV to be made for the development of TIA. The State Government made it clear that Yamuna Expressway Authority shall be the nodal agency for TIA project and will also represent the State Government and participate in the said SPV. The delegation apprised PM that the Government of UP has already complied in the year 2007 with the conditions imposed by the GOI for sanctioning of International Airport. Therefore, sanction for Taj International Airport be accorded by GOI without any delay. The delegation pointed out that the Air traffic of Delhi Airport can no longer be handled by IGI Airport only, so it had become imperative that another International Airport at Jewar near Greater Noida be sanctioned immediately for Delhi. Only after sanction of the TIA, the air traffic congestion of Delhi can be reduced by the 2015-16. The delegation apprised PM that during the last three years growth of air traffic has been far more than it was estimated, and any person using IGI Airport had to face the traffic congestion of Delhi Airport. A study report of traffic projection was sent to GOI by Government of UP in the year 2007, according to which air traffic of IGI Airport was estimated to be more than 100 million by the year 2016. Same is the traffic projection of Airport Authority of India. Expert study says that on development of Taj International Airport, the air traffic of NCR shall be 161 million by the year 2021, in which the share of Delhi Airport will be 136 million, which was far more than the designed capacity of 100 million fixed for DIAL. Air traffic of TIA is projected to be 25 million by the year 2021. The PM was apprised by the delegation that it was unnecessary to talk about trigger point or traffic-study for establishing TIA. There was no such mention of any trigger point or traffic-study while giving initial technical clearance to the Government of UP in 2003. Attorney General of GOI has specifically opined that DIAL 's bid condition/agreement does not create any legal impediment in sanctioning of International airport at Greater NOIDA. 'Post-Bid-Benefit' should not be passed on to DIAL. Otherwise also, a big post-bid-benefit has already been given to DIAL, in terms of 'Airport Development Tax'. Now, even raising the issue of ' Trigger' is the same as passing on post-bid-benefit to DIAL. The delegation apprised PM that the delay in sanction of TIA is, on one hand, unnecessary delaying mitigation of traffic congestion and, on the other hand, overlooking the interest of UP by impeding the efforts of the State Government to rapidly develop the infrastructure facilities. The delegation apprised PM that all the major cities in the world such as New York, Washington, London, etc. had more than one airport. These cities had concept of satellite airport to avoid traffic congestion. TIA would be a second such airport for NCR. This airport would be important for cargo in view of its location within the proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Investment Corridor and Delhi-Mumbai Freight Corridor. This would provide multi modal connectivity facility which would not only contribute to the all-round development of the State but also of the country. The delegation apprised PM that upon the repeated request of GOI, the project consultants appointed by the State Government were asked to prepare a supplementary TEFR in association with DIAL. Here it is to be pointed out that DIAL being an interested party, its association in the activity would involve a conflict of interest. The Government of UP provided the supplementary TEFR to GOI vide letter dated 16 June 2010. According to the report, the revised traffic assessment makes only marginal changes in the immediate future where the projected traffic would be lower than that presented in the earlier report submitted in January 2008. The traffic scenario in the long term perspective does not show any appreciable change. The delegation apprised PM that to quote the figures, the passenger traffic at Delhi with TIA in the year 2021 would be 155 million, in which the fraction of DIAL 's traffic would be 127 million which would be again much more than the designed maximum capacity of 100 million. In the year 2016 and 2021, the TIA traffic is projected to be 11 million and 28 million respectively. Thus, both airports were expected to grow on the basis of their own markets. The Taj Airport traffic would increase essentially due to additional traffic on account of transit traffic, higher economic development in its vicinity and major activities in the catchment area. Therefore, there would be enough traffic for Taj International Airport from 2016 and there would be no adverse effect on the traffic of IGI International Airport. The delegation apprised PM that it was worth mentioning that GOI has accorded approvals within a radius of 150 kms. of existing airports namely Mopa airport which is 65 kms. away from Goa Airport; Kannur Airport which is 80 kms. away from Callicut Airport and125 kms. from Mangalore Airport and a Cargo Airport (Virat Nagar) which is 63 Kms. away from Jaipur Airport. In addition to this, Navi-Mumbai Airport, which is 35 kms. away from Mumbai Airport has also been accorded approval. The case of Mumbai Airport and Navi-Mumbai Airport and Delhi Airport and International Airport at Jewar is exactly similar wherein both the existing airports have been given on lease to private companies. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh heard the delegation seriously and said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) had been studying the matter and assured the delegation that their points would be considered seriously. Besides, he also assured that the demand of Rs. 80,000 crore special economic package and allocation of coal linkage blocks would also be considered seriously. ******* Kapil Sibal 's comments regarding implementation of RTE irresponsible UP Government allocated highest amount for basic education sector all over the country Lucknow : 26 July 2010 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has termed Union Human Resources Development Minister Mr. Kapil Sibal 's comments regarding the implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act in UP as irresponsible and misleading. She said that the Congress led UPA Government formulated new laws from time to time just to mislead people, but when the time of their implementation came it just shied away from its responsibilities and put entire onus on the State Governments. She said that this was not happening for the first time. She said that the UPA Government formulated laws and legislations in the name of development, but it never did its homework before their implementation. She said that the Centre shoved its half cooked programmes on the State Governments to take their political mileage. Owing to it, the State Governments were facing difficulty and RTE Act was a good example of it. The Chief Minister said that the task force constituted for the judicial impact assessment in the light of the Hon 'ble Supreme Court's directive had clearly recommended that if the Central Government formulated any Act on the subject included in the Union list and in the Concurrent list, then the Central Government should bear the full cost required for the implementation of the Act. Since, education is included in the concurrent list, therefore the Union Government should not pass on financial burden of the implementation of RTE Act on the State Governments. Ms. Mayawati said that the State Government had been according top priority to education especially the basic education. She said that the budget for basic education was being increased continuously if compared to previous year. She said that Rs. 8613 crore had been allocated for basic education in the year 2007-08, Rs. 9700 crore were earmarked for the same head during the year 2008-09 and Rs. 12412 crore had been allocated under the same head during the year 2009-2010. She said that keeping in view the implementation of RTE Act, a provision of Rs. 15175 crore had been made for the year 2010-11 for basic education. It was 10 per cent of the total budget of the State, she said . These facts indicated that our government, despite heavy odds and limited resources, had decided to spend 10 per cent of the total budget on basic education, she added. She said that if the said central assistance was compared, then it would be clear that the Central Government had been misleading people regarding the RTE Act and it was trying to ignore the efforts of the State Government regarding the implementation of the RTE Act. She said that Mr. Kapil Sibal should have checked out facts before airing his views on the issue. The Chief Minister said that the State Government had requested to the Central Government from time to time regarding all the circumstances, affecting the proper implementation of the RTE Act. In this regard, she had written letter to the Prime Minister to sanction an additional amount of Rs. 22868 crore in the first three years for the proper implementation of RTE Act. But, it was unfortunate that Mr. Sibal, instead of making arrangements to provide the requisite amount needed for the implementation of RTE Act, had been making cheap comments. It was clear that the Central Government did not intend to make education available to one and all according to the provisions of the RTE Act. It was just taking political mileage through this Act, she pointed out. The Chief Minister said that U.P. was not the only state to ask additional funds for implementing RTE. She said that states like West Bengal, M.P., Karnataka, Punjab had expressed their inability to bear the financial burden needed for its implementation. Likewise, Chhatisgarh, Orrisa and Congress ruled Andhra Pradesh Government had also asked for additional funds for implementing this Act. She questioned whether Mr. Sibal had toured these states and given similar statement against these Governments. She said that it was clear that the Congress-led Central Government, which is out of power from the State since last 20 years, had adopted a negligent and partisan attitude against Uttar Pradesh. It is evident from the fact that during the last three years, since BSP Government came to power in the State, the Central Government had not released central share of Rs. 17492 crore, payable to the State Government, thus hampering the development works. She said that Mr. Sibal should not shift the responsibility for failure of the Central Government, but should sincerely think about implementation of RTE Act and should arrange funds for all the State Governments according to their demand. Terming the statement of Mr. Sibal regarding construction of memorials, museums, statutes and parks in honour of the Saints, Gurus and Great men of SC/ST and backward classes as very unfortunate, she said that the people were well aware of the reality that the fund spent on the construction of these monuments in the last three years was less then one per cent of the budget. She asked why, Mr. Sibal does not remember hundreds of memorials, museums, statutes and parks constructed in the name of Gandhi-Nehru family and billons of rupees were being spent every year on their maintenance. She said that the stupendous amount of public money spent on the construction of memorials of Gandhi-Nehru family, can very well be ascertained from this fact. Therefore, Mr. Sibal 's comments regarding the memorials constructed in the memory of great-men born in SC/ST and OBC sections were uncalled for and very cheap. ———– Centre should make arrangements to remove social and regional imbalances without any discrimination Central Government should immediately release Rs. 2000 crore earmarked for scholarship of OBC students Approve 15 lakh Indira Avas annually during 11 th Five Year Plan Don 't discriminate against states for establishing Dalhan evam Tilhan Gram Sthapana Yojana Amount to be provided to villages selected under Pradhan Mantri Adharsh Gram Yojana inadequate Adopt policy of allocating 75 per cent power to states instead of Gadgil formula Lucknow : 24 July 2010 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, during a meeting of the National Development Council (NDC) presided over by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and held at New Delhi today, said that the Central Government should come forward to bring the poor and exploited people back to the mainstream of development and also remove the regional imbalances. She demanded from the Centre to sanction various projects pending with it. She further demanded that the Centre should also release various amounts payable to the State under different heads. She expressed the hope that the Central Government would extend all possible cooperation to the Uttar Pradesh. The meeting of the NDC had been called to review the situation arising out of the midterm appraisal of the 11 th Five Year Plan and also to review various important points. The U.P. Parliamentary Minister Mr. Lalji Verma represented the Chief Minister at the meeting and presented her statement. She said that the midterm appraisal pointed out that the backward states and all the sections of the society were not getting equal opportunities. To provide equal opportunities to all the sections of the society and to ensure their progress and prosperity, action should be taken by putting aside political jealousy. Expressing gratitude towards the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for holding such an important meeting, the Chief Minister said that all of us should give serious thought to give development a new direction on the basis of midterm appraisal. She said that during the 11 th Five Year Plan the concept of faster and inclusive growth had been conceived so that all round development of all the sections and regions of the state could be ensured. The Chief Minister said that special mention of global meltdown, drought etc, had been made in the midterm appraisal. Allocation of necessary resources needed for the development works of Uttar Pradesh had been given top priority. Owing to it, the growth rate of the state stood at 7.9 per cent during 2007-08 and 7.2 per cent during the year 2008-09, even though the conditions were adverse. But, the ever rising inflation had made life difficult for the poor people. She said that keeping economic condition of the poor, the Central Government should make proper arrangements to provide relief to them. The C.M. said that the Centre had kept the BPL list of 2002 intact so far and it was adversely affecting the poor families. She said that the U.P. Government had requested the Centre several times to include such families in the list. But, any action in this regard was still awaited. The Uttar Pradesh Government, with an objective to improve the economic condition of such poor families, had decided to implement UP Mukhya Mantri Mahamaya Gharib Arthik Madad Yojana through its own limited resources. As many as 30 lakh families would be benefited by this scheme during the first phase. The Chief Minister said that the midterm appraisal pointed that the share of the Central assistance, being provided to the States, had been dwindling gradually. She said that the banks should prepare their schemes to accelerate the disbursal of loans. They should also cooperate in the implementation of the schemes being conducted by the State Government. The C.M. said that the removal of regional imbalances should be given top priority. She said that the imbalances present between the states and within the State would have far-reaching ramifications. She said that Rs. 80,000 crore special economic package had been demanded from the Centre to remove imbalances, but the Centre had not taken any step in this regard. She said that a drought relief package of Rs. 3506 crore had been sanctioned for Bundelkhand region, which was very little amount considering the geographical conditions of this area. The C.M. said that despite high growth rate, the condition of poor and farmers was precarious. The farmers were not getting remunerative prices of their produce, she pointed out. The agriculture growth rate, fixed for the 11 th Five Year Plan for the entire country, was lagging way behind. There were immense possibilities of development of agriculture in the country and the Centre should come forward to translate them into reality. The Chief Minister said that her Government had accorded top priority to the development of agriculture. The farmers were being provided 90 per cent subsidy on gypsum and zinc sulphate for land reclamation to encourage organic farming and bio fertilizer. She said that there was a need to increase the limit of subsidy payable on hybrid paddy varieties from Rs. 40 to Rs. 100 or 50 per cent of the cost. She said that any differentiation between the development of agriculture of various states cannot be accepted. She said that under the Dalhan evam Tilhan Gram Sthapana Yojana, only 5400 villages had been selected in Uttar Pradesh, while 10200 villages had been selected in Maharashtra for this scheme. She demanded from the Centre to take at least 5 projects as national irrigation projects to meet the challenges of a large state like Uttar Pradesh. Expressing her views on MNREGA, the C.M. said that this scheme should not be confined to merely providing employment of 100 days only. She said that the problem of unemployment cannot be solved without providing permanent source of employment to the people. She said that it was being emphasised to arm panchayats with all the power, so that they could be made self-reliant. She said that an amount of Rs. 10 lakh per village, being provided under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, was inadequate. Emphasising the need to accelerate the pace of development in the naxal affected areas, she demanded from the Government of India that Sonbhadra, Mirzapur and Chandauli should also be included in the list of 33 districts affected by naxalism. Underlining the important role of power, roads and transport for the development of infrastructure facilities of the state, the Chief Minister said that the Central Government should extend its cooperation in this regard. She said that efforts were being made to set up about 5000 MW new projects during the 11 th Five Year Plan and 25000 MW new projects between 12 th Five Year Plan. She requested the Ministry of Coal to sanction coal linkages for thermal power plants to be set up in Etah, Sonbhadra, Lalitpur and Yamuna Expressway Authority Area. She emphasised that the policy of allocating 75 per cent power to the States should be adopted instead of the Gadgil Formula. The C.M. said that all the villages/majras having a population of 1000 or above had been linked under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna. She said that the scheme to link villages/majras having a population of 500 or above was not being sanctioned on the pretext that the scheme to link villages/majras having a population of 1000 and above was not still fully implemented in other states. On the other hand, electrification of majras was not being sanctioned under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna, while the electrification of all the majras of other states had been completed. She said that the Centre should bear 90 per cent cost under the Right to Education Act. She demanded that Rs. 22868 crore should be provided to UP for the development of education infrastructure in the short span of three years. Welcoming Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, she said that UP was being discriminated under this scheme. She said that there was a need to amend this scheme. The C.M. requested that all the beneficiaries of the widow pension and disabled pension scheme should also be covered under National Social Assistance Scheme like the beneficiaries of old age pension. Besides, she also emphasised that Central assistance should be provided, so that the students of the pre-10 th could also be provided scholarship like the post-10 th students. She said that central assistance for the ICDS program should be made 100 per cent as earlier. She said that the SC should also be given right to get forest land like the STs under the Forest Rights Act. The Chief Minister also demanded 90 per cent subsidy on the projects of those areas which were often hit by drought, besides the DPAP declared development blocks. Terming the amount of Rs. 57 crore allocated for 27 districts of eastern U.P. for the green revolution project as inadequate, she said that at least Rs. 10 crore should be provided for each district. She emphasised that the limit of refinancing for NABARD set for providing loan facility to the farmers under the cooperative sector, should be raised from the existing 40 per cent to 75 per cent. She also requested the Centre to sanction 15 lakh houses per year annually under the Indira Avas Scheme for the 11 th Five Year Plan. The C.M. requested that Rs. 9700 crore should be sanctioned for projects for the electrification of 1.37 lakh majras and Rs. 5962 crore should be sanctioned for projects proposed under PMGSY. The Chief Minister demanded that the International Airport and Aviation Hub Project proposed to be set up at Jewar should be given agreement in principle. Besides, the airport, being set up at Kushinagar on PPP basis, should be given NOC at the earliest. Besides, she also demanded that Rs. 2000 crore amount for the scholarship of the OBC students should be released immediately. Besides, one-time additional central assistance of Rs. 83.31 crore should be released for Aganbari centres. She also demanded 50 per cent increase in the basic structure of the courts and to provide 50 per cent of the estimated expenditure of Rs. 772 crore for the new building of Lucknow Bench. The C.M. also demanded special encouragement for the states to upgrade the arms and ammunition of the police force and to provide them latest equipment. The Chief Secretary Mr. Atul Kumar Gupta, Infrastructure Development Commissioner and Principal Secretary Finance Mr. Anoop Mishra and Principal Secretary Planning Mr. Manjeet Singh participated in the meeting on behalf of the State Government. ———– C.M. enquires about the health of journalist and gunner injured in Allahabad incident and wishes for their speedy recovery Lucknow : July 20, 2010 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati enquired about the health and well-being of Indian Express Correspondent of Allahabad Mr. Vijay Pratap Singh and Mr. Sanjay Singh, gunner of Institutional Finance, Stamp and Court Fee Minister of U.P. and wished for their speedy recovery. It may be recalled that they became injured in the bomb blast incident of Allahabad on July 12 last. The Chief Minister was informed that according to her directives, Mr. Vijay Pratap Singh was admitted to Jeevan Jyoti Hospital and all the necessary arrangements were ensured for his proper treatment. After the improvement in the condition of Mr. Singh, he was shifted to a Delhi hospital for his further treatment, where his condition was improving. The Chief Minister has directed the Resident Commissioner, Delhi to enquire about the health of Mr. Singh personally in regular manner. The treatment of the gunner, Mr. Sanjay Singh is going on in SGPGI, who became seriously injured in this incident. The Chief Minister has also wished for his speedy recovery. Ms. Mayawati said that she is with the family of Mr. Singh during this hour of crisis. ****** C.M. announces Rs. 5 lakh financial assistance to dependents of Vijay Pratap Singh Lucknow: 21 July 2010 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has announced Rs. 5 lakh as financial assistance to the dependents of Mr. Vijay Pratap Singh who became seriously injured in bomb blast incident of Allahabad on July 12 last and died yesterday night. It may be recalled that the treatment of Mr. Singh was going on in Army Hospital at New Delhi, where he died yesterday night. ******* Recruitment process for 1413 vacant posts of jail guards in jail department should be started immediately C.M. reviews the works of jail department Lucknow: 22 July 2010 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has directed the officers to take necessary steps immediately for strengthening the security system of jails. She has also directed that vacant posts of 1413 jail guards should be filled by completing the process of recruitment soon with full transparency and impartiality. Besides, she also directed that the jail department should remain free from the Government's transfer policy. The Chief Minister was reviewing the works of jail administration department in a high-level meeting at her official residence here today. She directed that the height of old jails' main boundary wall and circle wall should be extended up to 22 feet and 18 feet respectively as an immediate step to strengthen the security system. She directed the officers to complete the works of 10 jails under construction soon. The Chief Minister has also directed the officers for 10 per cent increase in the account of food expenditure. She said that effective action should be taken in the cases of releasing the convicts before the scheduled time period. She has also sanctioned the posts of 848 personnel as per needs of present jails and recruitment of 3000 home guards in jails. The C.M. has directed the officers to set-up the separate jail for each district as a long term step, besides establishing five additional central jails. She directed that the facilities of camera, CCTV, electronic surveillance with control room should be provided for improving the security system of jails. She also directed that sewer and sewer treatment plant facility should be developed at every jail. She directed the officers to issue necessary orders to ensure the strict implementation of directives issued during the review meeting. ********

[ZESTCaste] No set rule for SC, ST & OBC quota in minority colleges

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/No-set-rule-for-SC-ST-OBC-quota-in-minority-colleges/articleshow/6230606.cms

No set rule for SC, ST & OBC quota in minority colleges

Shreya Bhandary, TNN, Jul 29, 2010, 04.16am IST

MUMBAI: It's not just students who are confused about the reservation
system followed in many minority colleges. The state education board
is equally at sea. While minority colleges set aside 50% of its seats
under the linguistic minority quota, principals said they have been
given no specifications on reserving seats for students from socially
backward classes. Neither the deputy director of education Sunil R
Chouhan nor the education minister Balasaheb Thorat can explain why
some junior colleges set aside seats for SC, ST, OBC students while
others do not follow any such system.

Manju Nichani, the principal of K C College, which is a Sindhi
minority institute, said that the rules are not clear. "While all
degree colleges have to reserve seats for students from socially
backward classes, there is no such rule for junior colleges," she
said.

A GR dated May 27, 2003, states that all colleges have to reserve
seats in this category, but there is no mention of minority
institutes. When contacted, the deputy director of education refused
to comment on the issue. "The quota system has been assigned to help
socially backward classes," was all that Chouhan said. Other senior
officials told TOI to contact them later in the week once they
familiarise themselves with the existing rules.

Minister of state for school education, Fauzia Khan, said: "There have
been representations over this issue in recent times, but we will
first have to thoroughly go through the SC order on reservations
before we comment on this. Something should be done soon."

Prashant Ingle, state president of the the Student Action Front (SAF),
which is fighting for reservation for students from socially backward
classes said: "We have no problem with minority colleges reserving 50%
of their seats along religious and linguistic lines, but what about
students coming from socially backward classes? They lose their chance
of getting into good and reputed colleges. There are around 870 junior
colleges in the Mumbai district and more than 70% of them are minority
institutes."

Another college principal said, "As we already have 50% reservation
under the minority quota, we don't have any more seats for other
minorities. The remaining seats are slotted for general category
students." Last week, the SAF staged a protest at Azad Maidan and
since then have held meetings with members from the education board.

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[ZESTCaste] Bhotmange to move SC in Khairlanji murders case

 

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bhotmange-to-move-SC-in-Khairlanji-murders-case/Article1-579085.aspx

Bhotmange to move SC in Khairlanji murders case
Press Trust Of India
Mumbai, July 28, 2010First Published: 21:20 IST(28/7/2010)
Last Updated: 21:21 IST(28/7/2010)

Anguished over "delay" by Maharashtra government and CBI in moving the
Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court's verdict in the
Khairlanji Dalit killing case, the only survivor of the incident today
said he would move the apex court. "I will appoint a well-known lawyer
and move the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court verdict
which was totally unexpected and unfortunate," Bhaiyalal Bhotmange
told reporters.

Bhotmange, whose wife, two sons and a daughter were killed in the
incident, said he wanted all the 11 accused, including three who were
acquitted in the case by the sessions court, to be awarded death
penalty.

Although the sessions court had punished eight accused in the case,
they were acquitted under Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act.
Bhotmange said "I will challenge this aspect also. I will also press
molestation charges, which were not included so far, against the
culprits," he said.

"I met Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today to know the government's
stand on moving the SC in the case. However, I was just told that CBI
which probed the case will move the court. The government is not
paying heed to my plea," Bhotmange alleged.

"I do not know when CBI will move the court but I have decided to go
to the apex court independently seeking justice," he said.

Four members of the Bhotmange family -- Surekha Bhaiyalal, her
daughter Priyanka, sons Sudhir and Roshan --were brutally killed by a
mob at Khairlanji village on September 29, 2006, over a land dispute
with upper castes, provoking violent protests across the state.

Six people, accused of killing children, were given death sentence by
a sessions court in September, 2008. Another two were sentenced to
life imprisonment for murdering Bhotmange's wife while three others
were acquitted.

The Bombay High Court later commuted the death sentence of six
convicts to 25 years imprisonment and fixed a similar period for two
others serving life term.

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[ZESTCaste] Honour killing in Mumbai

 

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/jul/280710-amol-javde-dalit-boy-killed-lynching-caste-row.htm

Honour killing in Mumbai
By: Ketan Ranga and Shiva Devnath Date: 2010-07-28 Place: Mumbai

Victim's family alleges that girlfriend's family murdered him, because
they came from opposing castes

A relative of Amol Javde points to the tree where his body was found
hanging last night

Here's another case of a love story gone awry. Amol Javde (22) was
found hanging from the branch of a tree around 12 pm near Anushakti
Nagar in Trombay. However, his family alleges that his girlfriend's
family, who opposed the relationship because they belonged to
different castes, murdered him.

The boy's family told MiD DAY that Amol who was a second-year commerce
student at Ambedkar College, Matunga was in a relationship with Nikita
Kale (17), (name changed) for more than a year.

Gautam Javde, Amol's father, a BEST driver by occupation, said, "The
girl stays in Suman Nagar area of Chembur, where my brother used to
stay. My son used to visit his place often and that is when they
started meeting one another and eventually fell in love. However, the
girl's family was opposed to the relationship because we are Buddhist
Dalits and they belong to the Cobbler community."

Gautam also added that his son and the girl were very much in love and
had fled from their homes in December 2009. However, the girl's family
filed a kidnapping complaint against Amol at the Chembur police
station. Later, he was let off on bail. "My son also faced threats
from the girl's uncle," alleged Gautam.

KILLED? Amol Javde who ran away with Nikita Kale twice

According to Javde's neighbours, the girl often visited Javde's area
dressed in a burqa. On July 19, they eloped again. Both the families
filed missing complaints at respective police stations.

Amol's mother Nanda said the girl called her father on Monday morning,
while he was driving. She told him that they wanted to get married but
wanted the blessings of her family. The girl's father asked her to
return home.

According to investigating officials, Amol's body was found when the
police was out on their night patrol. They found the body and took him
to Shatabdi Hospital at 2.30 am. During a check of the body, the
police found a chit of paper in Amol's pocket, which contained the
phone number of his sister. The police called her up, who told them
that she was in their village and to call up her father. Amol's father
reached the hospital in a state of shock and despair.

However, Amol's father believes that his son did not commit suicide
and foul play was at hand. He told MiD DAY that when he saw the
pictures taken at the scene of the crime, he noticed that Amol's legs
were touching the ground, which was suspicious. "I noticed that his
clothes were smeared with blood and that his nose also showed some
dried blood." He also added that his son was found hanging by means of
a plastic rope.

The Trombay police are awaiting the results of the post mortem.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Jalindar
IN GRIEF: Amol Javde's mother (centre) is inconsolabe. PIC/SHIVA DEVNATH

Khandagle, said, "We are investigating the matter. If we find anything
suspicious, we will register a murder case." He also added that the
girl who had eloped with Amol was found at her home and her statement
would be recorded soon. The boy's father has filed a complaint against
the girl's uncle, aunt and brother last night.

Though the police have lodged the complaint, they are yet to register
a murder case. After repeated attempts the girl's family was
unavailable for comment.

Late night update
Amol's father was called to identify the body at 2.30 am at Shatabdi
Hospital. Trombay police are awaiting the results of the postmortem

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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Brahmins, Chhetris outdo Dalits: Study

http://www.ekantipur.com/2010/07/28/editors-pick/brahmins-chhetris-outdo-dalits-study/319335/

Brahmins, Chhetris outdo Dalits: Study

free health service
KANTIPUR REPORT
KATHMANDU, JUL 28 - Brahmins and Chhetris are the top beneficiaries of
free health service where as the number of Dalit recipients is low,
according to a report.

The report titled "Assessing Implementation of Nepal's Free Health
Care Policy" prepared as part of Health Sector Reform Support
Programme in June says 25.58 percent of Brahmins and Chhetris (out of
the total population of 28.44 percent) and 20.28 percent of Dalits
(out of the total population of 16.70 percent) utilised outpatient
services in the last four months.

The findings were based on a survey conducted by a team from CARE
Nepal conducted in 15 hospitals, 15 primary health care centers
(PHCCs), 47 health posts (HPs) and 91 sub-health posts (SHPs) of 13
districts from March to June. Availiability of drugs and access to
free health care were some of the bases of the study.

While the number of Bhramin and Chhetri people enjoying free health
service increased by 1.62 percent the Dalit number decreased by 2.36
percent compared to the record, the report says.

It says that 27.44 percent Brahmin and Chhetri, an increase by 6.65
percent, and 15.72 percent of Dalits, an increase by 1.48 percent,
utilised outpatient services at PHCCs.

"Lack of awareness among Dalits can be blamed for the disparity as
many of them are deprived of education and other facilities," said Dr.
Laxmi Raj Pathak, spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population
(MoHP). "Another reason may be poverty Dalits are facing."

With a view to encourage more Dalits to use free health services, the MoHP

has included an awareness programme targeting Dalits in National
Health Sector Programme (NHSP), Implementation Plan II (2011-2016).

"The free health care is targeted mainly for minorities. Therefore, we
are planning to launch awareness and other programmes especially for
Dalits to enable them make the optimum use of free health services,"
Pathak said.

The free health care facility was started in 2006 that includes free
emergency and inpatient services nationwide for the poorest,
vulnerable, helpless and elderly citizens (above 60), among others in
25 districts, ranking lowest in Human Development Index. It was later
extended to 35 districts, the programme provided free outpatient
services to the same groups.

Similarly, the universal free care begun from 2008 to provide free
health services to all citizens at HPs and SHPs nationwide. Under the
programme, 32 essential drugs are provided free of cost by HPs and 22
by SHPs.

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