Jaipur: Samajwadi Party on Saturday asked Rajasthan
government to focus on upliftment of minority and backward
groups by making provision in the budget for measures like
implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations and free
education till college-level for girls from the community.
"We are demanding execution of recommendations of Sachar
committee in the state, setting up of a Ministry for Backward
community to address various problems faced by its members and
provision of free school and college education for girls from
backward classes and minority communities," state General
Secretary Anil Singh Shekhawat said in a statement.
"We are also seeking fund allocation for running welfare
schemes for backward and minority groups and establishment of
a univerity for minority community on the pattern of Aligarh
Muslim University," he said.
Currently the budget session of the Rajasthan assembly is
on and the state government will present the budget on March
9.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, March 06, 2010, 17:45