Scheme for economic improvement of minorities

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, OCT. 7. The Pondicherry Backward Classes and Minorities Development Corporation has chalked out a novel scheme to assess the specific schemes that would improve the economic lot of minorities in the Union Territory so that necessary financial assistance through banks could be arranged.

Ms. S. Banumathi, Managing Director of the Corporation, has announced that a team of officials of the Corporation would camp in Sulthanpet near Villianoor on October 10 to hold parleys with the local opinion leaders so that the specific schemes required by the citizens (predominantly Muslim population) could be assessed and finalised by the Corporation and to establish a tie- up with the local service area branch of the nationalised bank for assistance.

Mr. V. Swaminathan, General Manager of the Corporation, would be among the officers who would listen to the requirements of the minority community in Sultanpet.

Such camps would be held in six centres in a phased manner in the course of this year and relevant schemes as required by targeted group would be finalised.This approach is to ensure that needs of the beneficiaries were realised and met instead of imposing the schemes from above. It is learnt that the National Minorities Development Corporation has announced a grant of Rs 46 lakhs for the Pondicherry Corporation.The local Corporation had hit upon the new approach of meeting the beneficiaries (minorities) and frame the schemes that are much sought after by them.

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