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Indian Government dips into SC, OBC funds to pay for 'Muslims first' policy
In a blatant discrimination, the Centre has reduced the fund allocation for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes by Rs 3,000 crore in the 11th Five-Year Plan, but trebled the allocation for the minorities to Rs 1,400 crore per annum against Rs 500 crore.Government sources said the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (SJ&E) had sought Rs 16,100 crore for the 11th Plan to carry out welfare schemes for SCs and OBCs, out of which Rs 11,185 crore was to be spent on socio-economic development of SCs between 2007 and 2012. The share of OBCs was Rs 2,250 crore. "Since the Centre has drastically reduced the allocation for the Plan period by almost Rs 3,000 crore, the Ministry was left with no option but to adjust internal funds disbursement accordingly. The Ministry would now only have Rs 9,097 crore to be spent on various welfare schemes meant for SCs during the Plan period, while the OBCs would get only Rs 1,588 crore," sources said. Posted by: john frum 2008-01-03 |
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