الهند: مطالبة إسلامية بزيادة حصة الأقلية المسلمة من الميزانية العامة

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

طالب عدد من السياسيين المسلمين والجمعيات المدنية الإسلامية حكومة ولاية "أوتر براديش" الهندية بزيادة حصة الأقلية المسلمة من الميزانية العامة للولاية لتحقيق رغبات واحتياجات المسلمين المدينة.

وجاءت تلك المطالب في إطار فعاليات مؤتمر عقده مركز سياسة الشمول والاستثناء الاجتماعي بجامعة "مولانا آزاد الوطنية" بمدينة "حيدر آباد" حيث أكد المؤتمر أن المسلمين يشكلون كثافة كبيرة بالمدينة ويعانون من سوء مستويات المعيشة، وضعف الوضع الاقتصادي والتعليمي والبطالة بما يتطلب رفع حصتهم من الميزانية لتطوير وتحسين أوضاعهم من 1,28,542 روبيا إلى 30مليون روبيا. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Muslim leaders seek Rs 3,000cr in state budget

Cutting across party affiliations, Muslim political leaders and representatives of several civil society groups on Thursday called for at least Rs 3,000 crore allocation in the forthcoming state budget exclusively for the welfare of Muslims.

The demand came up at a roundtable conference organised by the Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSEIP) of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, chaired by its director and renowned writer and activist Mr Kancha Ilaiah here on Thursday. The demand for allocation this year is 10 times the money apportioned for minorities’ welfare in the last state budget.

Introducing the plan, Mr Kancha Ilaiah said allocation for minorities was Rs 300 crore of the total budget of Rs 1,28,542 crore in 2011-12. He noted that the share for Muslims came down considerably after taking into account the other minority communities.

“Given their low level of education, employment, and living standards (residing in slums and semi-slums) in Hyderabad and other districts, where the Muslim population is very high, we propose Muslims alone should get `3,000 crore to improve their basic living conditions.” Mr Ilaiah said.

“The unemployment rate (among Muslims) is much higher than SCs/STs/OBCs at present since there is religious discrimination against them in the job market,” he said. “Their enrolment in English medium school is also less than other sections (of the population).”

Calling for a strong agency to deal with the welfare of Muslims and other minorities, APCC secretary Mr Abid Rasool Khan said, “The state government should constitute a separate commissionerate for the welfare of the minorities, which will have more powers.”

Among others who took part in the discussion were former minister and Congress leader Mr Asif Ali Pasha, TDP leader and former MP Mr Laljan Pasha, educationalist Mr Giyazuddin Babu Kahan, and TRS leader Mr Mohammed Mahmood.