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Contact your State Units Now!!!This is a Urgent Matter and you need to send him information in Today's Date.(June 29th 2006)/

HRD asked to file govt affidavit on quota in SC
Akshaya Mukul
[ Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:24:36 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]


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NEW DELHI: The Centre's crucial affidavit in the Supreme Court to its notice to the cabinet secretariat and seven Union ministries on OBC reservation would eventually be firmed up by the HRD ministry.

Even the ministry of social justice and empowerment — the nodal ministry to determine the basis for OBCs — has requested HRD ministry to finalise the affidavit.

In a communication on June 20, the social justice ministry admitted that though matters related to OBCs come under its domain, it would be better that HRD handles the present case which has emerged due to the 93rd Constitutional Amendment.

On its part, the social justice ministry has promised to provide any input that HRD might need. The social justice ministry has already forwarded to HRD the basis adopted to identify OBCs when the Mandal Commission's recommendations were implemented. However, it has refrained from giving any opinion of its own.

Four days later on June 24, the cabinet secretariat also made a request similar to one made by the social justice ministry — that HRD ministry finalise the government's affidavit to be filed in the SC.

The SC had sought a two-pronged query from the Centre. One, what is the basis for the determination/classification as to who is an OBC. Two, the modalities to be adopted for the implementation of reservation to OBCs.

The Centre has to file its affidavit by July 28. As for the confusion about excluding the creamy layer among OBCs from reservation in admission, sources say the final call would be taken by the cabinet. Social justice ministry can only provide the list of creamy layer among OBCs.

It is expected that barring the health ministry, other ministries — statistics and programme implementation, science and technology, and commerce and industry — to which notice was served would also ask HRD to be the government's sole spokesperson on OBC reservation.

FICCI is the only private entity which was asked by the Supreme Court to give its opinion

Quota Bill in monsoon session, Moily report may come earlier
Varghese K George / Shubhajit RoyPosted online: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 0000 hrs Print Email

New Delhi, June 27:As decided by the UPA-Left coordination committee on May 22, the Centre is "committed" to introducing the 27 per cent OBC quota bill in the monsoon session of Parliament, CPI secretary D Raja said today after a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


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In a note to the Prime Minister he handed over during the meeting, Raja had written: "Certain quarters are trying to create confusion that a draft bill can be placed in Parliament only after the report of oversight committee. There is no relation between the two. The recommendations of the oversight committee will come into play after a law is in place."

Raja's note to the PM also raised the issue of reservation in schools. Saying that the HRD's draft bill takes care of "higher education only," Raja told the PM that "the government needs to create a model law and circulate the same to states to ensure admissions in schools, both private and public, for children from disadvantaged sections."

Meanwhile, Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, after talking to Moily earlier in the day, called on the PM this evening to brief him on the progress on the quota Bill. Moily has reportedly assured the HRD minister that the oversight committee will submit its report by July 15, before the monsoon session begins on July 24.

Officials of the HRD ministry described as "inconsequential" the reported objections of Social Justice Minister Meira Kumar about the hasty drafting of the bill. "Individual ministries can oppose, support or comment on the draft. The decision is to be taken by the Cabinet," an official said.

Govt implements job quota

Press Trust of India
Posted online: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 1300 hours IST


Thiruvananthapuram, June 27: The LDF government in Kerala has decided to implement 33 per cent job reservation for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes in the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages temples in South Kerala, including the famed Sabarimala Shrine.



According to government and TDB sources, a notification was issued in this regard based on a recommendation from the board.

Besides SC/ST sections, the decision would help backward communities like Ezhavas, Viswakarmas, Dheevaras and Nadars secure jobs in offices of the board and administrative wings attached to important temples in southern districts.

Demand for special job quota in TDB has been a long pending demand of organisations like Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP). This was, however, opposed by Nair Service Society (NSS).

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The reaction to the decision was on expected lines with SNDP general secretary Vellapalli Natesan hailing it while NSS supremo P K Narayana Panicker argued that the government did not have powers to implement reservation in an autonomous body like Devaswom board.

CWC rap forces PM to act

Yogesh Vajpeyi | New Delhi

A day after being rapped by members of the Congress Working Committee for its inability to check spiralling prices of essential commodities, the Manmohan Singh Government on Friday announced "further action to contain them".




But the assurance found few takers in the Congress as official figures showed that then inflation had surged to over a year high of 5.44 per cent during the week ending June 17.



"We are watching the situation and hope that the Government would keep the apprehensions expressed by us at Thursday's CWC," said a member of the party's apex decision-making body. He hinted if there was no improvement in the situation, another meeting of the CWC could not be ruled out.



The tone and tenor of remarks by unhappy CWC members on Thursday had made it clear that the party is in no mood to allow "those running the government" to ignore its political imperatives.



The intensity of their feelings was reflected by former Kerala Chief Minister AK Antony when he bluntly rubbished Finance Minister P Chidambaram defending the Government by saying that the talk of a high growth rate meant nothing to the common man if daily necessities remained out of his reach.



Antony is a member of the party's core group and known for his economy of words. Others, including Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Ajit Jogi, CK Jaffer Sharief and Devendra Dwivedi were more forthright in refusing to buy the Government's argument over rising price line.



Sources said interruptions during Chidamabaram's presentation reflected so much dissatisfaction within the party, that a miffed Manmohan Singh had to rise in the Finance Minister's defence.



Finding few takers for his arguments, Chidambaram - who had been specially invited at the CWC -- sought to shift the blame on to the Agriculture Ministry headed by NCP chief Sharad Pawar.



In a three-page note circulated at the meeting, Chidambaram said he was giving an "economist's" view on the emerging price situation and alleged that Agriculture Ministry's "evolving demand-supply imbalance has turned out to be much worse that initially anticipated by the Ministry of Agriculture."



Taking him on the point, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh immediately rose and pointed out that Pawar had said the crisis would not have arisen if he had been allowed to give the farmer the same price at which wheat was being imported.



And though Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee furiously challenged Singh's contention by claiming that Pawar had never brought his proposal before the Cabinet, most members felt that passing the buck from one ministry to another only exposed that the Government had failed to evolve a cohesive response to the rising prices despite Congress President's letter to the Prime Minister a month back.

AIIMS releases striking doctors' pay, draws ministry ire


NEW DELHI, JUN 30 (PTI)
In a decision that could escalate his feud with Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss, AIIMS Director P Venugopal today ordered release of the salary of the doctors for the anti-quota strike period, which was earlier stopped by the ministry.

Venugopal issued the order releasing the salary of the doctors for the strike period adjusting the absence against the extra hours put in by the medicos earlier, AIIMS sources said.

Ramdoss and Health Secretary P K Hota are at present out of the country. However, ministry sources said the release of pay could amount to "insubordination" of the ministry's order, which earlier said "no work, no pay".

The action comes a day after Venugopal reinstated six employees and union leaders, who had been placed under suspension since 2004 for demonstrating within the AIIMS campus.

In a related development, Resident Doctors' Associations of AIIMS and Maulana Azad Medical College moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the authorities to ensure that their salaries for the strike period were not deducted.

They alleged that the Government was taking punitive action despite an assurance to the contrary and urged the court to direct the authorities to withdraw forthwith all other punitive actions like leave deduction and break in service.

Ramdoss and Venugopal have been at loggerheads with the ministry alleging that the anti-quota stir, which paralysed medical services in the institute, had tacit support of the AIIMS director.

Anti-quota medicos move SC against "punitive action" by Govt


NEW DELHI, JUN 30 (PTI)
Complaining that the Government was taking punitive action against the doctors who took part in anti-quota stir, Resident Doctors Associations of AIIMS and Maulana Azad Medical College today moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the authorities to ensure that their salaries for the strike period were not deducted.

In an application filed in the court, they also sought the leave of internship and residency during the strike period (i.e. May 14 and June 3, 2006) be condoned so that they were not rendered ineligible to appear in the coming P G Entrance and MD examinations.

The Government was taking punitive action despite an assurance to the contrary, the doctors said urging the court to direct the authorities to withdraw forthwith all other punitive actions like leave deduction and break in service.

They drew the court's attention to the assurance given by the Prime Minister on May 28 that "no action will be taken against the agiating students, interns and resident doctors in any form as regards service break, termination, pay deduction, legal notice etc." Thereafter, a similar assurance was given the Additional Solicitor General to the court on May 31, they pointed out the court had ordered "in case the strikes etc. are called off, as directed, we are very sure the Government shall appropriately consider the feelings of the doctors or the students and shall not take any punitive action for whatever has been done till the strikes etc. are called off." An AIIMS office note dated June six said the doctors may be released salary but on June 12 the Ministry of Health asked AIIMS Registrar to apply "no work no pay" rule.

Anti-quota medicos move SC against "punitive action" by Govt


NEW DELHI, JUN 30 (PTI)
Complaining that the Government was taking punitive action against the doctors who took part in anti-quota stir, Resident Doctors Associations of AIIMS and Maulana Azad Medical College today moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the authorities to ensure that their salaries for the strike period were not deducted.

In an application filed in the court, they also sought the leave of internship and residency during the strike period (i.e. May 14 and June 3, 2006) be condoned so that they were not rendered ineligible to appear in the coming P G Entrance and MD examinations.

The Government was taking punitive action despite an assurance to the contrary, the doctors said urging the court to direct the authorities to withdraw forthwith all other punitive actions like leave deduction and break in service.

They drew the court's attention to the assurance given by the Prime Minister on May 28 that "no action will be taken against the agiating students, interns and resident doctors in any form as regards service break, termination, pay deduction, legal notice etc." Thereafter, a similar assurance was given the Additional Solicitor General to the court on May 31, they pointed out the court had ordered "in case the strikes etc. are called off, as directed, we are very sure the Government shall appropriately consider the feelings of the doctors or the students and shall not take any punitive action for whatever has been done till the strikes etc. are called off." An AIIMS office note dated June six said the doctors may be released salary but on June 12 the Ministry of Health asked AIIMS Registrar to apply "no work no pay" rule.

Thanks Abhi, I cant give much time here as nowadays I am very busy. But waiting for your updates.

Reservation rollout in one go possible, says Moily
Rajeev Deshpande
[ Monday, July 03, 2006 12:23:50 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]


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NEW DELHI: Despite concerns over whether infrastructure will be in place to accommodate the extended OBC quotas and a 54% enhancement in seats in Central educational institutions before admissions for the 2007-08 academic year begin, reservations are likely to be implemented in one go.

The likelihood of the government opting for a deferred implementation so that institutes can upgrade infrastructure like classrooms and laboratories and recruit teachers in phases now looks remote.

The inputs gathered and the framework being put together by the Oversight Committee, set up to draw a roadmap for implementing quotas while ensuring that the number of general category seats is not reduced, point to the new quotas being introduced in one sweep.

Rolling out quotas in less than a year would mean express recruitment, special procedures to cut down time for sanctions, quick tendering for new construction, hiring of premises to enhance teaching space and faster disbursement of financial grants.

"If we can liberalise the processes by which estimates are made and sanctions are granted, then the big leap is possible. We can treat the current situation as an opportunity to boost the percentage of university-going people much beyond the current 8%," head of the Oversight Committee, Veerappa Moily, said.