Telangana Congress party on Saturday came out with a declaration for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, promising to enhance their reservations to 18% and 12% respectively.
The SC/ST declaration was presented at the public meeting of the Congress at Chevella in Ranga Reddy district, addressed by All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge.
These are the points enunciated at the Chevella Declaration:
1. Increase the reservations for SCs to 18%, proportionate to SC population. Ensure implementation of A, B, C, D categorisation of reservation for SCs.
2. Implement Ambedkar Abhaya Hastham, a scheme to provide financial assistance of Rs 12 lakhs per family to SCs and STs within five years starting from 2023-24, by providing requisite budget allocation in every year’s Budget. The financial assistance is intended to enhance the incomes of SCs and STs.
3. Provide 18% reservation for SCs and 12% reservation for STs in Government procurement and public work contracts. Provide reservations for SC, STs in private educational institutions and jobs in private companies availing incentives from the government.
4. Provide a house site and Rs 6 lakhs for construction of houses, under Indiramma Pucca houses scheme to every houseless SC and ST family. Saturation approach will be followed to cover all the eligible families within five years.
5. All the lands assigned to SCs and STs, but usurped by BRS govt will be restored back to the original assignees, with all the rights. And when lands are acquired for public purpose under Land Acquisition Act 2013, the assigned lands will be treated on par with patta lands for payment of compensation.
6. Forest Rights Act, which was passed by the INC Government under the leadership of Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji, will be strictly implemented to provide pattas for podu lands to all the eligible beneficiaries.
7. Introduce Sammakka Sarakka Girijana Graminabhivrudhi Pathakam (SGGP) to provide an annual grant of Rs. 25 Lakh to each Tanda and Gudem Gram Panchayats.
8. Establish 3 new SC Corporations and provide grants of Rs. 750 crores to each corporation every year. The three corporations are (1) Madiga Corporation, (2) Mala Corporation, (3) Other SC sub-castes corporation.
9. Establish 3 new Tribal Corporations and provide grants of Rs 500 crores to each corporation every year. The three Corporations are (1) Tukaram Adivasi Corporation for the welfare of Koya, Gond, Pradhan and Andh communities of Telangana. (2) Sant Sevalal Lambada Corporation for the welfare of Lambadas (3) Yerukula Corporation for the welfare of Yerukulas and other plain area tribes.
10. Establish 5 new plain area ITDAs in Nalgonda, Mahabubabad, Khammam, Nizamabad and Mahabubnagar for overall development of Tribal communities. Establish super speciality hospitals at all ITDA headquarters
11. Implement Vidya Jyothulu Pathakam, to provide financial assistance for SC, ST students of Rs. 10,000 upon passing 10th class, Rs 15,000 upon passing Intermediate and Rs. 25,000 upon graduation and Rs. 1 Lakh upon post graduation. Provide Rs. 5 Lakh for the SC and ST youth completing MPhil and PhD.
12. Establish residential schools for SCs and STs in every Mandal and reintroduce the fees reimbursement scheme. Provide hostel facility to all SC and ST students pursuing graduation and post-graduation. Provide financial assistance to every SC and ST student who secures admission in universities abroad.