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Highlights on Common Minimum Programme - Economic Times
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6 June 1996
Title : Highlights on Common Minimum Programme
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Publication : Economic Times
Date : June 6, 1996
1 Greater devolution of power to states.
2 High-level committee to review and update Sarkaria
Commission's recommendations.
3 Reservation in elected bodies and jobs for women.
4 Special courts to ensure justice to SC/ST victims.
5 Economic empowerment of SC, ST, OBCs.
6 Reservation to Dalit Christians.
7 No uniform civil code.
8 Refer all Ayodhya dispute cases to Supreme Court.
9 Review, enlarge 15-point programme for minorities.
10 Education to be made a fundamental right.
11 Full literacy by 2005.
12 Review and amendments to IPC, CrPC.
13 Abolition of poverty by 2005 AD.
14 Guarantee of 100 days of employment.
15 Drinking water.
16 Mid-day meal scheme in all states.
17 Lokpal, Eletectoral-judicial reforms bills.
18 Discretionary quota of ministers to be abolished.
19 Vohra Committee report to be made public.
20 Assembly elections, greater autonomy for J-K.
21 Development in North-East, and solution to
Insurgency.
22 Resolve illegal immigrants' Issue as per Assam
accord.
23 Strengthen NAM and Saarc.
24 Review and amend Prasar Bbarati Act.
25 Further steps to improve India-China relations.
26 Forge friendly ties with South Asia through Saarc,
Sapta.
27 Non-alignment to remain cornerstone of foreign
policy.
28 Corruption-free and clean administration.
29 Lokpal Bill tc# cover the Prime Minister as well.
30 All MPs to mandatoriiy declare assets before Lokpal.
31 Official Secrets Act to be amended.
32 Bill on freedom of Information within 6 months.
33 United Nations convention on torture to be adopted.
34 Review, amend penal laws to protect human rights.
35 National policy on water sharing and water
management.
36 Introduce bill on electoral reforms in first budget
session.
37 Bill on judicial reforms within 6 months.
38 50% of education funds for primary education.
39 Devolution of administrative and financial powers to
panchayats and nagarpaikas to be speed up.
40 One-third of elected membership of Parliament and
state legislatures to be reserved for women.
41 If necessary, Constitution to be amended to reserve
one-third government jobs for women.
42 Special courts to be set up to ensure quick justice
to victims of atrocities.
43 Special programmes to be devised to enhance the
skills of artisans, craftspersons, tradespersons,
weavers and fishermen.
44 States to be urged to confer ownership rights on
slum dwellers In respect of land on which they live.
45 Dalit manifesto of the National Action Forum for
Social Justice to be implemented.
46 Secularism and democracy to be the hallmark of the
government.
47 Right to free and compulsory elementary education to
be made a fundamental right and enforced through
statutory measures.
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