From: Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre-PMARC <pmarc2008@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 6:01 PM
Subject: [PMARC] Dalits Media Watch - News Updates 12.03.10
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Dalits Media Watch
News Updates 12.03.10
Govt diktat on SC/ST quota rankles PSU banks - The Economic Times
SC/ST posts not filled up in Railways, says panel - PTI
http://www.ptinews.com/news/560155_SC-ST-posts-not-filled-up-in-Railways--says-panel
Four arrested on charge of spreading hatred - The Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/12/stories/2010031251610300.htm
Mulayam Yadav takes U-turn over Women's bill - The Hindustan Times
The Economic Times
Govt diktat on SC/ST quota rankles PSU banks
12 Mar 2010, 0337 hrs IST, Atmadip Ray, ET Bureau
KOLKATA: The long pending issue of reservation for scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs) in the country's public sector banks (PSBs) is back on centrestage. The Centre has just asked all PSBs to follow a reservation policy for SC/STs at all officers' categories which has rankled banking circles. The government's direction was induced by a Madras High Court judgement, which asked five public sector banks including Canara Bank, Uco Bank and Union Bank of India to follow the reservation rule.
According to a government order, PSBs need to promote at least 15% SC and 7.5% ST candidates at all officers' levels from Scale I (probationary officer) to Scale VII (general manager). "As the government issued a general notification following a Madras High Court ruling, all banks will have to adhere to the direction," a senior official at Union Bank of India told ET.
Senior officials at various banks feel that such a reservation may be largely counter-productive. So much so, banks have already moved the Supreme Court looking for a stay order against the High Court ruling. The case will be up for hearing on March 15.
Such a hullabaloo over the reservation issue has the potential to throw PSBs' promotion exercise and manpower management out of gear. The issue resurfaced at a critical time when PSBs are saddled with manpower crunch at senior levels amid exodus due to retirement.
When contacted, Canara Bank CMD AC Mahajan refused to comment on the issue saying: "I don't want to comment on this as my bank was impacted. I want to remain away from the controversy." Reservation for SCs and STs in matters of promotion at all government agencies started way back in 1997 following a Constitutional amendment (77th amendment).
Consequently, PSBs started follow the reservation policy when clerical cadres get promoted to officers' level. But these banks never followed reservation policy for promotions within officers' level. However, they used to follow a policy called 'zone of consideration', which translate into favourable treatment for SCs and STs at time of promotion up to scale III.
PTI
SC/ST posts not filled up in Railways, says panel
http://www.ptinews.com/news/560155_SC-ST-posts-not-filled-up-in-Railways--says-panel
STAFF WRITER 21:8 HRS IST
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) Expressing dismay that large number of Group C and Group D posts meant for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have not been filled up in railways, a Parliamentary committee today asked the ministry concerned to make concerted efforts to fill the vacancies.
"It is a matter of great concern that the vacancies of 61 SCs and 73 STs in Group C and 121 STs in Group D during the year 2009 are still to be filled up and no serious effort seems to have been made for clearance of vacancies reserved for SCs/STs," the report, submitted by the committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, said.
The committee, headed by Gobinda Chandra Naskar, in its latest report has impressed upon the Railway Ministry to make credible and concerted efforts so that vacancies reserved for SC/ST are not carried forward.
The Hindu
Four arrested on charge of spreading hatred
http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/12/stories/2010031251610300.htm
Correspondent
Karwar: The police arrested four members of Jehovah's Witnesses here on Thursday for allegedly spreading communal hatred and hurting the sentiments of the Hindus.
The names of the arrested have been given as Stella D'Silva, Elish Ruzario, Telli Ruzario and Diana Ruzario. Jakie D'Silva was let off with a warning. The arrested persons were produced before the magistrate.
According to a complaint filed by some Hindu organisations, the accused entered the house of Deepak Kudalkar, leader of a Dalit organisation, and began preaching against Hinduism. When Mr. Deepak protested and asked them to leave, they reportedly made some derogatory remarks against Hindu gods, it is alleged. Mr. Deepak informed the Hindu organisations which informed the police.
The Hindustan Times
Mulayam Yadav takes U-turn over Women's bill
Agencies
New Delhi, March 12, 2010
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav gas reportedly denied that his party has demanded a separate quota for Dalits within the Women's Reservation Bill, according to a TV reports.
Instead he said that he favoured the political parties reserving tickets for women candidates.
Earlier, Mulayam had been demanding a separate quota for the women belonging to Dalit, other backward castes and Muslim communities.
He and Lalu had even threatened to withdraw their support to the United Progressive Alliance Government if their demands were not met.
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.Arun Khote
On behalf of
Dalits Media Watch Team
(An initiative of "Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre-PMARC")
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