Former CPI member of Rajya Sabha, Mr. Syed Aziz Pasha stressed the need to increase Minorities budget this year. Mr. Aziz Pasha said that Govt. has allocated only Rs. 300 crore for Minorities who are more backward in educational field than the other weaker sections, Muslims constitute 9.21% of the population in the state.
ST’s are 6.59% but the Govt. spends Rs. 123 crore. He urged the Govt. to reallocate state budget according to the percentage of Population Minorities in the State. He was addressing a meeting of CPI’s sub-committee on Minorities issues. He said that Sachar Committee’s report is a proof that the Muslims are backward in education.
Despite the presentation of this report, the Muslims are deprived of its benefits. He urged the Govt. to arrange coaching programmes for Minorities in other places also. He told that if the Govt. takes interest in Minorities Welfare building, the educational standards of the Muslims could be improved. He told that Rs. 20 crore were released for schools but it has not been used properly. He pointed out that banks have issued loans worth Rs. 8.70 crore but the Minorities didn’t get their adequate share.
The non-serious attitude of the Govt. is responsible for damaging the wakf properties of the Muslims. He said that there is a provision for cordoning the wakf properties but the Govt. is silent in this regard. He demanded the Govt. to form commissionate of Minorities Welfare for implementing schemes. He announced that a comprehensive protest programme will be prepared by INSAF organization which will be presented in its meeting to be held on 28th July. He told that an action programme for the implementation of Minorities schemes is the need of the hour.
Mr. Nusrath Mohiuddin presented the report at the beginning of the meeting.
—Siasat news