Sunday, September 07, 2008

NOMADIC-DENOTIFIED TRIBES SEND 24 POINTS CHARTER TO POLITICAL PARTIES

Nomadic, denotified tribes send 24-point charter to Cong & BJP ASSEMBLY POLLS:


Seek inclusion of demands in parties’ election manifesto
-DP Bhattacharya (Tuesday, October 02, 2007 )Ahmedabad, October 01AS political parties get busy preparing an agenda for the upcoming Assembly elections, the nomadic and denotified tribes (NTDNT) of the State have forwarded their issues to the Congress and the BJP, seeking inclusion in their election manifesto.
The issues, highlighted in a 24-point charter of demands, include inclusion of all adult members of the communities in the voter’s list, issuing of identity cards to the community members—who are carrying out their traditional professions, ensuring percolation of welfare schemes announced by the State Government to these communities.
The charter also raises the issue of APL cards for NTDNT families, claiming that they hardly earn enough to buy two square meals a day. It also seeks that vocational training be given to youth belonging to the community who have studied till Standard VII. The charter also urges parties to ensure that the communities settled across the State are not displaced and in case such a situation becomes unavoidable, adequate rehabilitation programmes be announced. It may be noted here that majority of these communities do not enjoy any right over the land they inhabit.
The communities have also demanded that as the State Government pays insurance premium to the Agariya community, similar facility be also extended to other NTDNT communities as well.
Lakshman Bajania, a community leader from Bajania community from Jalalabad village in Sami taluka in Patan District told Express Newsline that while the communities were earlier unfamiliar with developmental schemes and oblivious to the existence of other communities, they are now gradually getting organised. “A forum called Vicharta Samuday Samarthan Manch (VSSM) has been formed with representation from all communities. We are learning about our rights and schemes announced by the government for us,” he said adding that the communities have already sent a list of demands to both the Congress and the BJP.
Mittal Patel of VSSM, Ahmedabad, said that while these communities comprise of more than 50 lakh of the State’s population, they are spread very thin and hence do not have much political weightage.
“Also illiteracy and lack of awareness have kept them away from the political arena so far,” Patel said adding that VSSM has separately sent the list to the state headquarters of the two parties. “ Already, Congress has acknowledged the charter and we have been told that they’ll consider the demands for inclusion in the manifesto,” Patel added.
The Charter
  • Seeks inclusion of adult members of NTDNT communities in voter’s list Issuance of ID cards to community members
  • Asks parties to ensure that welfare schemes announced by State Government percolate to communities
  • Raises issue of issuance of APL cards to NTDNT families, claiming they can barely afford two square meals per day
  • Seeks vocational training for youths who have studied upto Std VII
  • Seeks that communities, settled across State, not be displaced; and, if such a need arises, rehabilitation programmes be announced
  • Demand payment of insurance premium on the lines of one given to agariya community
    ‘NTDNT make up more than 50 lakh of State’s population’

6 comments:

  1. Rajesh Bhardwaj(Bhar) Uttar PradeshJanuary 4, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    only show peace of all running Gov. no body take action on this matter when any ellection near then the motto and ony motto ban kar rah jata hai

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  2. DENOTIFIED NOMADIC TRIBES DHARNA SUCCESSFUL
    Date & Time: 31-08-2011 Wednesday; at 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
    Venue: Jantarmantar, New Delhi.

    Main Speakers & Guests:
    1.Shri. Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament (Rajyasabha), Indian National Congress Leader.
    2.Shri. Balakrishna Renake, Ex Chairman, National Commission for Denotified Nomadic & Seminomadic Tribes (2006-2008).
    3.Shri. Haribhau Rathod, Ex Member of Parliament (Loksabha) and Ex Member of National Commission for DNTs (2004-05).

    “SURVIVAL WITH DIGNITY” DEMANDED BY DNTS

    Denotified nomadic tribes one day dharna for their rights, reservations for survival and dignity has been successful, with representatives from Andhrapradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttara Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajashtan, Delhi, etc..

    The Dharna, also received a good news with Shri. Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament (Rajyasabha), that he will definitely negotiate with the leadership of UPA government for positive conclusions. Shri. Oscar Fernandes called on the union government to accept the report of the "National Commission for Denotified Nomadic Seminomadic Tribes", and he said "the commission has done an excellent, objective and comprehensive job." He expressed his strong support for the cause of the DNTs rights and reservations and their struggle for a just and effective DNTs Bill immediately.

    Shri. Haribhau Rathod, Ex Member of Parliament (Loksabha) and Ex Member of National Commission for DNTs, specifically reiterated the key recommendations of the "National Commission for Denotified Nomadic Semi-nomadic Tribes" and strongly demanded that union government should immediately take necessary action to implement the commissions' recommendations. He demanded that, government should give special reservations to DNTs as like SCs/STs, and demanded to appoint a permanent commission on DNTs. He said that delay in implementation of Commissions' recommendations is very injustice on the part of DNTs.

    Shri. Balakrishna Renake, Ex Chairman, National Commission for Denotified Nomadic & Seminomadic Tribes, demanded the union government, to provide DNTs, an opportunity to survive with dignity. He expressed his gratitude towards union government, that the government at least appointed a working group in "National Advisory Council" to study the problems of denotified nomadic tribes. If Commission's recommendations implemented many communities, like Madari, Pal, Medari, Gangireddula, Budabudakala, Oddari, Vamsharaj, Katikapala, Veerabhadriya, Balasantu, Bahurupi, Dommara, Dasari, Pardhi, etc will get special reservations like SCs and STs, he added.

    - Deekonda NarsingaRao
    Denotified Nomadic Tribes Mahasangh, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
    Mobile Phone: 09849552877; email: nomadictribes@gmail.com; URL: http://dntsindia.blogspot.com/

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  3. renke commission report for the best fevrebal report of ntdnt community

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  4. Shri. Balakrishna Renake, Chairman, National Commission for Denotified Nomadic & Seminomadic Tribes made 76 recommendations that broadly

    pertain to (i) Amendment to the Constitution (ii) Reservation in Government jobs (iii)

    Action to be taken by States (iv) Action to be taken by GOI (v) Action to be taken by both

    GOI and States.is like the rising sun of gold for OUR NT & DNT communities.

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  5. Shri. Balakrishna Renake, Chairman, National Commission for Denotified Nomadic & Seminomadic Tribes made 76 recommendations that broadly

    pertain to (i) Amendment to the Constitution (ii) Reservation in Government jobs (iii)

    Action to be taken by States (iv) Action to be taken by GOI (v) Action to be taken by both

    GOI and States.is like the rising sun of gold for OUR NT & DNT communities.

    December 2, 2013 at 12:17 PM

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  6. Bajaniya samaj leave in gujrat but not no nominated cast by any division

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