We are planing to organise an International Seminar on development of Weaker Sections. During the first quarter of 2001 (Exact date will be announced later).
Kindly send a Confirmation of your Interest, and a Synopsis if intending to send a Paper for the Seminar on any of the Issues identified below. You can suggest the inclusion of any more Issues relevant to the subject of the Seminar.
Please send in your papers to
Mr. N Manohara Prasad
DII/10, Cornwallis Road
Subramaniya Bharathi Marg
behind Zakir Hussain Marg CGHS Dispensary
New Delhi - 110003
Tels: 011-3382168, 3384575
Mr. Ram Kumar
423, Collingwood court
Village of Lurelwood
Cranberry Township
PA 16066, USA
Tels: 724-779-1738
Or e-mail to
dalits@ambedkar.org or dalitindia@rediffmail.com
Please Send Your Papers On The Following -
Issues To Be Discussed :
1. Why Development of Weaker Sections?
a) Social Constitutional Political Economic and National Imperatives
b) Legal Compulsions
c) Democratic Requirements
d) Inter National Necessities
e) Maintenance of Law and Order
f) Can the Weaker Sections be neglected any further?
g) Can Development of Weaker Sections be dferred to accomodate other priorities?
h) Socio-Economic Cost-Benefit analysis of Development of the Weaker Sections
j) Impact of Weaker Sections on the County's International Image and Standing amongst the Commity of Nations
2. Progress in Development of Weaker Sections till date
a) during Islamic Period
b) during British Rule
c) in Independent India
3. Strategies and Priorities of Development of Weaker Sections
a) Sectoral Development
b) Development in Functional Areas
c) Peculiarities and unique Characteristics of some specific Groups or Group of Weaker Sections
d) Special Developmental Needs of different Groups amongst Weaker Sections
4. Governments and Development of Weaker Sections
a) Role of Central Govt
b) Role of State Govts
c) Special Role of Central and Union Territory Govts
d) Role of the different tiers of Panchayats
5. Public Sector and Development of the Weaker Sections
a) Role of PSUs
b) Role of Banks
c) Role of National Level Financial Institutions
d) Role of Special Financial Institutions
e) Role of State Financial Institutions
6. SC&ST Finance and Development Corporations and Development of Weaker Sections
a) Adequacy of Funds
b) Freedom of Operation
c) Openness to Creative Developmental Action
d) Adequacy of Financial and Managerial Help extended
e) Size and Scope of Development supported
7 Limitations and Weaknesses of Finance and Development Corporations
a) State SC&ST Finance Development Corporations
b) Seperate SC Corporations
c) Seperate ST Corporations
d) Seperate SC sub-Group Corporations
e) Seperate ST sub-Group Corporations
f) Seperate ST Corporations for Special Tribal Areas within a State
g) National SC&ST Finance and Development Corporations
h) Structural Functional Mangerial Administrative and Social Limitations and Weaknesses of the Corporations
j) Achievements Failures and Limitations ofNational and State/UT Backward Classes Corporations
k) Achievements Failures and Limitations of National and State/UT Minority Corporations
8. Planning Development of Weaker Sections
a) At the National Level
b) In Planning Commission
c) In Finance Ministries
d) In Budget Exercises
e) In SC&ST Ministries and Departments
f) In special Ministries like Forests and Environment, Coal and Mining, Irrigation, Power, Water Resources, Defence, Home, Railways, Sports and Youth Affairs, Surface Transport etc
g) In other Individual Ministries
h) In State and UT Govts
j) In Panchayat Institutions - at Zilla, Taluk and Village Levels
k) In Universities, special Schools of Economics, Economic Institutions, Research Institutions etc
9. Need for Planning at Grass Root Levels
a) In Panchayats
b) At Village Levels
c) Within the SC/ST Dalit Communities
d) By Educated Employed Developed SCs&STs
10. Education and Development of the Weaker Sections
Arts - general arts, soft science arts, scientific arts, fine arts, performing arts
Science - basic sciences, old sciences, modern sciences, higher sciences, frontier sciences, applied sciences
Engineering and Technology
Medicine
Mangement
Commerce Economics and Trade
11. Professionalisation of SCs&STs and Development of Weaker Sections
12. Land Reforms and Development of Weaker Sections
13. Politics and Development of Weaker Sections
14. Employment and Development of Weaker Sections
Education and Employment in Teaching in Universities, Govt, Public Sector, Banks, Financial Institutions, Private Sector, Business, Trade, Commerce, Imports and Exports, Transport, Shipping, Industries, and Agriculture
15. Self-employment of Weaker Sections
16. Promotion of Entrepreneurship amongst the Weaker Sections
17. Shortcomings in the Present Schemes
18. New Dimensions, Fresh Initiatives and Bold Steps in Developing the Weaker Sections
19. Associating NGOs and monitoring them - with a specific Role for the Local Beneficiary Group of Weaker Sections
20. Involvement of Inter-National Aid for Development of Weaker Sections
21. Privatisation and Development of Weaker Sections - newer orientation and changing the strategies of the Weaker Sections
22. Possibilitie of involving in feaible Roles others like -
a) UN Organisations
b) International Organisations
c) Aid-Agencies
d) Special Bilateral Agreements with other Countries
e) NGOs
f) NRIs
g) SC&ST Dalit NRIs
h) Womens' Organisations in P&T, Rlys, Defence, PSUs etc
j) Nehru Yuva Kendras and NSS
k) Students
l) Utilising the Services of Retired and Retiring Professional from SC&ST Communities
This Seminar is organised by Social Study Circle with the support of Dalit E-Forum
