‘Govt to act as voice for voiceless’

NT Correspondent

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the objective of the state government is to bring the voiceless and deprived classes to the social mainstream . The BJP believes that everyone has a right to lead a dignified life and this philosophy has been adopted in its programmes, he said.

Speaking at an interactive pro - gramme organised by the party to observe the birth anniversary of Jyothiba Phule here, the CM said many programmes have been drawn up to bring about equality in India over the years but they have not been implemented effectively. His government has formulated action plans to deliver on promises. For effective implementation of the Ganga Kalyana programme Rs 200 cr has been provided in the supplementary budget while community halls are being built in 208 villages, he said.

There is a shortage of student hostels for backward classes in Mangaluru, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Dharwad and Kalaburagi districts. In the name of ideologue Deendaya l Upadhyaya, grants have been provided for construction of a hostel for every 1000 students. Programmes have been formulated for education and economic empowerment of backward classes, the CM added.

Referring to the celebration of Jyothiba Phule’s birth anniversary, he said while many outfits take the name of Phule, the BJP will try to implement her ideals through schemes for education of girls and eradication of untouchability. It has been decided to honour good teachers by presenting them with the Jyothiba Phule award from this year. The BJP government is functioning on the principle of all pervasive and all inclusive development cutting across the barriers of caste and religion, he added.

 

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