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Union Cabinet clears reservation for Jat community under OBC quota


Union Cabinet clears reservation for Jat community under OBC quota


New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Sunday cleared reservation for the Jat community under the other backward castes quota. According to sources Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh was keen to clear reservation for Jats.

The Congress had, however, dismissed reports that the Centre was trying to woo Jats ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari had said, "Not everything can be seen through the lens of election. This demand has been long pending which Cabinet has accepted."

Numerically strong, the farming community of Jats in nine North Indian states have been demanding reservation under OBC quota for a long time. Many times, they even staged violent protests in some parts of north India. Jats have a strong presence in Haryana, Delhi, Western UP, Punjab, Rajasthan, MP and some other states in the Hindi speaking areas of the country.

But, the National Backward Classes Commission in its earlier recommendation had refused to give reservation to the Jats in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.

 

[HariPrasad]

Friday, February 28, 2014

Food security: Names of 81% of undernourished children "missing" from ration cards in progressive Gujarat
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By Our Representative
In severest-ever indictment of the the implementation of the right to food dictum in “progressive Gujarat”, a new survey, carried out by the Anna Suraksha Abhikar Abhiyaan (ASAA), a consortium of 18 NGOs focused on right to food, has found that over 81% of severely undernourished and 73.5% of moderately undernourished children of Gujarat do not have their names on their families’ ration cards. “This failure results in both the family and the child being unable to avail of their full entitlements of grain”, a report, based on the survey, whose results were released in Ahmedabad, said. In all, as many as 2,230 children were surveyed across the state.
The survey was carried out in as many as 20 districts, including seven high priority talukas (HPTs), identified by the Government of Gujarat as those which are most vulnerable in terms of nutrition, three urban slums identified by partner organizations as being food insecure, as well as several villages in non-HPTs, that are home to seasonal migrant communities and de-notified tribes. The survey results suggest that in contrast to state data claiming drastic reduction of malnutrition over the last decade to 27%, the rate of child malnutrition in Gujarat is 43.9%.
Pointing out that amongst tribal children the malnutrition rate is 55% (25% severely malnourished and 30% moderately malnourished), the survey, carried out between January 1 and January 17, 2014, finds that among SC children, the rate of severe undernourishment is 19%, and the overall undernourishment is 46%. As for OBC children, severe undernourishment rate is 18% percent and overall undernourishment is 48%. As against this, 9% of general category children are severely undernourished, and overall malnutrition rate is 24%.
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The report, “Extent of Malnutrition among Women and Children in Gujarat and Access to Food and Cash Entitlements provisioned in the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013”, prepared on the basis of the survey, says, “Among newborn children, 0 to 6 months, 15.8% were found to be severely malnourished, implying severe undernourishment of the mother as well and ensuring problems in the future growth and development of the child. Additionally, 20% of children ages 6 months to 3 years, and 18.9% of children ages 3 to 5 years, were found to be severely malnourished, soaring above state claims.”
The report says, “An essential factor of addressing such rates of malnutrition lay in the successful identification and monitoring of at-risk and malnourished children using the Mamata card, a booklet where growth monitoring entries can be tracked, and risks can be identified by the local anganwadi. The report says that “over 35% of severely undernourished children, and 42% of moderately undernourished children, do not have Mamata card.” It calls it a “government failure to monitor as a contributing factor to the persistence of malnutrition.”
The report further says, there were “significant discrepancies” between malnourishment data provided by local anganwadi centres, and the rates of malnutrition identified by field workers using the same measuring devices. “When looking collectively at the rates of severely and moderately undernourished children, the difference between anganwadi data and study data amounts to 7.7%, providing evidence of the failure to properly identify at-risk and malnourished children within anganwadi centres, and devastating effects for the unidentified child”, it adds.​

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The report regrets, “68.1% of mothers with a severely malnourished child did not know that their child was malnourished, and 80.3% of mothers with a moderately malnourished child were unaware as well.” It adds, “While appropriate monitoring and identification of malnourished children is critical, such process is a futile gesture if it is not followed by targeted services and support. 84.3% of severely undernourished children, and 85.2% of moderately undernourished children did not receive a referral for nutritional counseling or targeted services by the angandwadi centre, implying both the failure to monitor and identify malnourished children, as well as the failure to follow up.”
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Gujarat not India’s malnutrition hub | Niti Central

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Gujarat made maximum progress in fighting malnutrition: Narendra Modi - Indian Express

Guess which state improved most in malnutrition? Gujarat - Firstbiz

Gujarat made maximum progress in fighting malnutrition: Narendra Modi | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com

Fight against malnutrition in rural Gujarat: DDO Ahmedabad shares his experience | DeshGujarat

BJP Gujarat | Know about BJP Gujarat – From the inception to the progress till date

 

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Union Cabinet clears reservation for Jat community under OBC quota

Union Cabinet clears reservation for Jat community under OBC quota

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Sunday cleared reservation for the Jat community under the other backward castes quota. According to sources Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh was keen to clear reservation for Jats.

The Congress had, however, dismissed reports that the Centre was trying to woo Jats ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari had said, "Not everything can be seen through the lens of election. This demand has been long pending which Cabinet has accepted."

Numerically strong, the farming community of Jats in nine North Indian states have been demanding reservation under OBC quota for a long time. Many times, they even staged violent protests in some parts of north India. Jats have a strong presence in Haryana, Delhi, Western UP, Punjab, Rajasthan, MP and some other states in the Hindi speaking areas of the country.

But, the National Backward Classes Commission in its earlier recommendation had refused to give reservation to the Jats in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.

These are the CHEAPEST stunts a party like Congress do......

Our country has lost it's International standing, Our GDP growth rate is among lowest in years, CAD has increased to 4.8% of GDP, GDP has shrinked in dollar terms & Congress is worried about votes at the 11th hour. PATHETIC.

 

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Gujarat not India’s malnutrition hub | Niti Central

Gujarat govt counters CAG report on malnutrition

Gujarat made maximum progress in fighting malnutrition: Narendra Modi - Indian Express

Guess which state improved most in malnutrition? Gujarat - Firstbiz

Gujarat made maximum progress in fighting malnutrition: Narendra Modi | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com

Fight against malnutrition in rural Gujarat: DDO Ahmedabad shares his experience | DeshGujarat

BJP Gujarat | Know about BJP Gujarat – From the inception to the progress till date

q bhai cag bhagwan ki report ab bjp nahi maanti khuulgayi double standard ki tum logo ki poll rss and bjp k supporters

 

[HariPrasad]

BTW Rajnath Singh is interested in contesting from Lucknow because he's not very confident of winning from Ghaziabad where Kejriwal has made good ground .

If Kejari has made a good ground, it is good for BJP. Kejari is going to eat more vote of SP and congress. i do not know about BSP

q bhai cag bhagwan ki report ab bjp nahi maanti khuulgayi double standard ki tum logo ki poll rss and bjp k supporters

Ok what about others? which states that A lot s of progress is being made in Malnutrition front by Gujarat.

 

[fsayed]

Has the Gujarati youth ditched Narendra Modi?

BJP's student wing ABVP wins only 2 out of 8 seats in the Gujarat University Elections. Apparently Modi wave is yet to reach Gujarat.

 

[arp2041]

Has the Gujarati youth ditched Narendra Modi?

BJP's student wing ABVP wins only 2 out of 8 seats in the Gujarat University Elections. Apparently Modi wave is yet to reach Gujarat.

BJP is currently holding 120+ seat in 180 seat VS in Gujarat only in Dec 2012 & you are getting excited by a university election?? Has the Youth ditched modi??

Anyways mate, whatever you find solace in.

 

[HariPrasad]

Who's going to be the CM of Gujarat after Modi becomes PM?

None from current ministers are capable. We want somebody who has not fought election but a staunch pracharak of RSS like Modi.

 

[Manvantaratruti]

None from current ministers are capable. We want somebody who has not fought election but a staunch pracharak of RSS like Modi.

Sadly there are no more "Modis" available at pracharak level. He is one in a million.

 

[HariPrasad]

Yes and I want to see shaktisinh gohil joins bjp and become gujrat's CM

Shakti is a biggest liar and lost to Modi man by a huge margin. He is worth nothing but barking.

 

[Jason bourne]

Shakti is a biggest liar and lost to Modi man by a huge margin. He is worth nothing but barking.

Bhai virodhio ko harane k liye juth to bolna hi padta he I knw shaktisinh personally good man but he has to leave Congress..

 

[HariPrasad]

Bhai virodhio ko harane k liye juth to bolna hi padta he I knw shaktisinh personally good man but he has to leave Congress..

Shakti has never given any impression of being as good and capable of being Gujarat CM.

 

[CorporateAffairs]

True. Anandiben as CM will be BAD for Gujarat, but she is a Modi loyalist and poses minimum threat to Modi.

Nobody can be a threat to Modi and in GJ

 

[Jason bourne]

Shakti has never given any impression of being as good and capable of being Gujarat CM.

He didnt get chance and also congress is never as strong as bjp in gujrat ... shaktisinh is come from my city and I know him ... NIYAT AACHHI HE USKI party galat chun li he ...


Or wese bhi even if he joins bjp usko Dusre bjp leaders CMto nahi hi ban ne denge

 

[CorporateAffairs]

Sadly there are no more "Modis" available at pracharak level. He is one in a million.

Agreed. But you can get a shivraj, raman singh if you search