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Mamata
meets Sachar, vows to follow his advice on minority welfare
Saturday July 30, 2011 07:11:37 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday met Justice (retd)
Rajinder Sachar and said her government will follow the
suggestions of the former judge who earlier headed a committee for
the development of Muslims in the country.
"Justice Sachar was here and we had a meeting for over an hour. We
discussed matters and exchanged views regarding minority welfare.
He has given us some suggestions which we will follow," said
Banerjee after the meeting.
"I am happy that we have been able to keep our commitment of
seeking his advice. He (Sachar) expressed happiness over the work
we have done so far for the progress of the minorities in the
state," she added.
Banerjeee also said that Sachar has asked her to keep a tab on the
development projects relating to the minorities. "We have already
launched e-governance and along with the data bank we will be able
to gauge the progress of all our schemes on this front."
The chief minister Saturday announced economic sops for the
minority community, including Rs.82 crore as loans and Rs.122
crore in the form of stipends, scholarships and other payments.
Under the Indira Aawas Yojna, 37,300 houses in the state and 5,000
houses in Kolkata will be constructed for them.
She also said 6,527 tube wells and 7,200 Aganwadis will be set up
in minority dominated areas, besides 717 health centers and 39
Urdu medium schools. More than 7.5 lakh minority community
students will be given scholarships and the number raised to over
eight lakh from next year.
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