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Centre wants quota for minorities in police forces

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI MAY 10. The Centre has advised all the State Governments to give special consideration to the minorities in the recruitment to the State police forces and armed battalions in order to give proper representation to the minorities.

This was stated by the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister, Satyanarayan Jatiya, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. He said the Central police forces had also been asked to ensure representation of the minorities by making them aware of the employment opportunities and recruitment programmes.

Dr. Jatiya said that instructions had also been issued making it mandatory to have a member belonging to the minority community in Selection Committees/Boards constituted for recruitment to 10 or more vacancies in Group C or Group D in Central Government and public sector undertaking. He also said that the Social Justice Ministry was implementing a scheme for pre-examination coaching classes for weaker sections including the minorities. A coaching scheme is being implemented by the University Grants Commission for weaker sections as well as amongst educationally backward minority communities in universities and colleges.

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