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(A) Enhancing
opportunities for Education (1)
Equitable availability of ICDS Services The
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is aimed at holistic
development of children and pregnant/lactating mothers from
disadvantaged section, by providing services through Anganwadi Centres
such as supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check-up, referral
services, pre-school and non-formal education.
A certain percentage of he ICDS projects and Anganwadi Centres
will be located in blocks/villages with a substantial population of
minority communities to ensure that the benefits of this scheme are
equitably available to such communities also. (2)
Improving access
to School Education Under
the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the Sasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme,
and other similar Government schemes, it will be ensured that a certain
percentage of such schools are located in villages/localities having a
substantial population of minority communities. (3)
Greater
resources for teaching Urdu Central
assistance will be provided for recruitment and posting of Urdu language
teachers in primary and upper primary schools that serve a population in
which at lease one-fourth belong to that language group. (4)
Modernising
Madarsa Education The
Central Plan Scheme of Area Intensive and Madarsa Modernisation
Programme provides basic educational infrastructure in areas of
concentration of educationally backward minorities and resources for the
modernisation of Madarsa education.
Keeping in view the importance of addressing this need, this
programme will be substantially strengthened and implemented
effectively. (5)
Scholarships for
meritorious students from minority communities Schemes
for pre-metric and post-metric scholarships for students from minority
communities will be formulated and implemented. (6)
Improving
education infrastructure through the Maulana Azad Education
Foundation. The
Government shall provide all possible assistance to Maulana Azad
Education Foundation 9MAEF) to strengthen and enable it to expand its
activities more effectively. (B)
Equitable Share in Economic Activities and Employment (7)
Self-Employment AND Wage Employment or the poor (a)
The Swamjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), the primary
self-employment programme for rural areas, has the objective of bringing
assisted poor rural families above the poverty line by providing them
income generating assets through a mix of bank credit and Governmental
subsidy. A certain percentage of
the physical and financial targets under the SGSY will be
earmarked for beneficiaries belonging to the minority communities living
below the poverty line in rural areas. (b)
The Swamjayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojna (SSRY) consists of two major
components namely, the Urban Self-Employment Programme (USEP) and
the Urban Wage Employment Programme
(UWEP). A certain percentage of
the physical and financial targets under USEP and UWEP will be earmarked
to benefit people below the poverty line from the minority communities. (
c ) The Sumpurna Grameen Rozgar Yojna (SGRY) is aimed at providing
additional wage employment in rural areas alongside the creation of
durable community, social and economic infrastructure.
Since the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)
has been launched in 200 districts, and SGRY has been merged with NREGP
in these districts, in the remaining districts, a certain percentage of
the allocation under SGRY will be earmarked for beneficiaries belonging
to the minority communities living below the poverty line till these districts are taken up under NREGP.
Simultaneously, a certain percentage of the allocation will be
earmarked for the creation of infrastructure in such villages, which
have a substantial population of minorities. (8) Upgradation of skills through technical training A
very large proportion of the population of minority communities is
engaged in low-level technical work or earns its living as
handicraftsmen. Provision
of technical training to such people would upgrade their skills and
earning capability. Therefore,
a certain proportion of all new it is will be located in areas
predominantly inhabited by minority communities and a proportion of
existing it is to be upgraded to 'Centres of Excellence' will be
selected on the same basis. (9) Enhanced credit support for economic activities (a)
The National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC)
was set up in 1994 with the objective of promoting economic development
activities among the minority communities.
The Government is committed to strengthen the NMDFC by providing
it greater equity support to enable it to fully achieve its objectives. (b)
Bank credit is essential for creation and sustenance of
self-employment initiatives. A
target of 40% of net bank credit for priority sector lending has been
fixed for domestic banks. The
priority sector includes, inter alia, agricultural loans, loans to
small-scale industries and small business, loans to retail trade, professional
and self-employed persons, education loans, housing loans and
micro-credit. It will be ensured
that an appropriate percentage of the priority sector lending in all
categories is targeted for the minority communities. (10) Recruitment to State and Central Services (a)
In the recruitment of police personnel, State Governments will be
advised to give special consideration to minorities.
For this purpose, the composition of selection committees should
be representative. (b)
The Central Government will take similar action in the
recruitment of personnel to the Central police forces. (
c) Large
scale employment opportunities are provided by the Railways,
nationalised banks and public sector enterprises.
In these cases also, the concerned departments will ensure that
special consideration is given to recruitment from minority communities. (d)
An exclusive scheme will be launched for candidates belonging to
minority communities to provide coaching in government institutions as
well as private coaching institutes with credibility. (
C) Improving the conditions of living of minorities (11) Equitable share in rural housing scheme. The
Indira Awas Yojana 9IAY) provides financial assistance for shelter to
the rural poor living below the poverty line.
A certain percentage of the physical and financial targets under
IAY will be earmarked for poor beneficiaries from minority communities
living in rural areas. (12) Improvement in condition of slums inhabited by minority
communities Under
the schemes of Integrated Housing & Slum Development
Programme (IHSDP) and
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Central
Government provides assistance to States/UTs for development of urban
slums through provision of physical amenities and basic services.
It would be ensured that the benefits of these programmes flow
equitably to members of the minority communities and to cities/slums,
predominantly inhabited by minority communities. (D) Prevention &control of communal riots (13) Prevention of communal incidents In
areas, which have been identifie4d as communally sensitive and riot
prone, district and police officials of the highest known efficiency,
impartiality and secular record
must be posted. In such
areas and even elsewhere, the prevention of communal tension should be
on e of the primary duties of the District Magistrate and Superintendent
of Police. Their
performance in this regard should be an important factor in determining
their promotion prospects. (14) Prosecution for communal offences Severe
action should be taken against all those who incite communal tension or
take part in violence. Special
court or courts specifically earmarked to try communal offences should
be set up so that offenders are brought to book speedily. (15) Rehabilitation of victims of communal riots Victims of communal riots should be given immediate relief and provided prompt and adequate financial assistance for their rehabilitation. |
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