HIGHLIGHTS THE WORKS BEING DONE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Pune / Chandigarh, February 28
Minister of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities of Punjab Dr. Baljit Kaur participated in a two days workshop on social justice organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment at Pune, Maharashtra. This workshop was organized from February 28 to March 1. Ministers and top officials of different states and Union Territories of India participated in this two days workshop.
Addressing the workshop, Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur explained that the Department of Social Justice is a department which has been providing justice to the scheduled castes, backward classes and minorities groups of the society from time to time and has been protecting their rights with continuous transparency. She told that the number of Scheduled Castes in Punjab is 32 percent.
She said that the policies made by the Central Government for the welfare of Scheduled Castes are being implemented by the Punjab Government with full transparency. With which there has been a lot of help in raising the standard of living of the Scheduled Caste people.
The Minister further said that various schemes have been implemented in Punjab to raise the educational, social and living standards of the Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities.
She informed that the Government of India has tagged the Punjab in the first five states of the country for better implementation of the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme.
The Cabinet Minister detailed that under Ashirwad Scheme, financial assistance of up to Rs. 51,000 is being given by the Punjab government for the marriage of two girls belonging to low income families belonging to Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities in the state.
The Cabinet Minister said that Dr. B.R Ambedkar Bhawans have been set up in 17 districts of Punjab to provide facilities to Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and other poor sections under single window system.
The Cabinet Minister said that at Dr. B.R Ambedkar Institute of Careers and Courses Institute, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities students have being offered Coaching is provided for preliminary engagement of IAS, PCS and Bank PO.
She said that approximately 45 crores are needed to establish Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan Mohali. She demanded a 50 percent grant from the Government of India for this, so that students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities can get higher education.
