Author: IANS
Publication: Two Circles
Date: July 11, 2009
URL: http://www.twocircles.net/2009jul11/minorities_given_special_consideration_appointments_khurshid.html
Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid
Friday said that under the prime minister's 15 point programme special consideration
is given to minorities for appointment in police, armed forces and public
sector units.
"The prime minister's new 15 point programme
for the welfare of minorities provides for giving special consideration to
minorities in recruitment of police personnel, central police forces, railways,
nationalized banks and public sector enterprises and for this purpose, the
composition of selection committees should be representative," Khurshid
said in a reply in Lok Sabha.
Khurshid said that in pursuance of this, the
department of personnel and training (DOPT) issued an office memorandum on
Jan 8, 2007.
The guidelines issued by DOPT include instructions
for monitoring the progress in recruitment of minorities in all ministries/departments,
public sector enterprises, public sector banks and financial institutions.
Khurshid said that based on prime minister's
15 point programme and the recommendations of the Sachar Committee, three
scholarship schemes and a coaching and allied scheme have been introduced
exclusively for students from the minority communities.
These schemes would enable students to pursue
education starting from the primary level to higher education, including technical
and professional courses, and provide coaching for employment in jobs in the
government and private sector enabling them to compete effectively.
