SC commission to be set up soon in state, says Khattar
CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said a Scheduled Castes (SC) commission will soon be set up in the state and the backlog of posts for persons belonging to scheduled castes (SCS) and backward classes (BCS) would be filled.
Addressing representatives of Ravidas Community from different parts of the state who called on him here, Khattar said that necessary directions have been issued to the chief secretary in this regard.
He said an advertisement would soon be issued to start the process of filling these posts. A new scheme would also be prepared to ensure that the budget available under the SC component in various departments is fully utilised.
The chief minister said that as in some departments, the budget of SC component remains unspent, a new scheme would be prepared for such departments so that people of the community could get full benefit of funds meant for their welfare.
He said that the committee constituted under the Chairmanship of principal secretary, welfare of scheduled castes and backward classes, Anil Kumar on the issue of reservation in promotion would soon submit its report. After studying the report, the government would file a reply in the court, he added.
The CM said that a survey would soon be launched in the state regarding the (below the poverty line) BPL cards. The state government would make an arrangement of training in skill development for the children belonging to Scheduled Castes.
To avoid delay in the disbursement of scholarship under the post-matric scholarship scheme, he said the tuition fee and scholarship would be provided to the students of the community on the basis of available data.
Among those present on this occasion included transport minister Krishan Lal Panwar, minister of state for public health and engineering Dr Banwari Lal, state president of SC Wing of BJP Ramavtar Balmiki and large number of representatives of Ravidas Community.