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Rahul calls for law ensuring fair share of budget for schemes for Dalits, Adivasis
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....ahul calls for law ensuring fair share of budget for schemes for Dalits, Adivasis<BR>Budget<BR>Dated:- 4-4-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday stressed the need for a law that ensures a fair share of the budget for schemes specifically designed for Dalits and Adivasis, and called for concrete steps to give them participation in power and a voice in gov....
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....ernance. The former Congress chief said he recently met researchers, activists, and social workers associated with Dalit and Adivasi communities. Gandhi said the delegation demanded that a national law be enacted to ensure a fixed portion of the central budget is allocated for Dalits and Adivasis. "Such a law is already in place in Karnataka and Telangana, and there, these communities have r....
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....eceived tangible benefits. The UPA government had also initiated 'Sub-Plans' for Dalits and Adivasis at the national level. However, during the Modi government, this provision has been weakened, and only a very small portion of the budget is reaching these sections," Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X. Dalits and Adivasis have long been fighting for rights and representation, he said. "Today,....
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.... we need to consider what more concrete steps can be taken to give them participation in power and a voice in governance," the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said. "We need a national law that ensures a fair share of the budget for schemes specifically designed for Dalits and Adivasis, keeping their needs in mind," Gandhi said. PTI ASK ASK DV DV<BR> News - Press release - PIB....