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Steering
Committee for Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007).
Empowerment
of SCs, OBCs and Minorities
Dated 8th
December 2000
In
the context of the formulation of the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007),
it has been decided to set up a Steering Committee on the 'Empowerment
of SCs, OBCs and Minorities' with the following Composition:
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1.
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Dr.
D.N. Tiwari, Member,
In-charge of
BCW, Planning Commission, New Delhi -110 001.
e-mail: tiwari@yojana.nic.in
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Chairperson
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2.
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Secretary
National Commission
for SCs & STs
5th
Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003.
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Member
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3.
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Secretary
National Safai
Karamchari Commission
4th
Floor, Lok Nayak Dhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003.
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Member
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4.
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Secretary
Minority Commission
5th
Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi –110003.
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Member
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5.
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Secretary
National Commission
for Backward Classes
Trikoot - 1,
Bhikaji Kamaji Place, R.K. Puram, New
Delhi –110066.
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Member
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6.
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Secretary
Ministry of
Social Justice & Empowerment
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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7.
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Secretary
Department
of Elementary Education & Literacy
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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8.
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Secretary
Department
of Secondary Education & Higher Education,
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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9.
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Secretary
Department
of Indian System of Medicine & Homeopathy
Red Cross Building, New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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10.
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Secretary
Department
of Family Welfare
Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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11.
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Secretary
Department
of Agriculture & Cooperation
Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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12.
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Secretary
Deparlment.
of Rural Development
Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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13.
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Secretary
Ministry of
Science & Technology
Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi – 110016.
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Member
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14.
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Secretary
Ministry of
Labour, Shram Shakti Bhavan, New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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15.
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Secretary
Department
of Women & Child Development
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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16.
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Commissioner
Commissioner
for Linguistic Minorities
40-A.M.Jha
Marg, Allahabad –211002.
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Member
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17.
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Secretary
Environment
& Forests CGO Complex,
Lodi Road,
New Delhi – 110003.
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Member
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18.
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Chairman
Maulana Azad
Education Foundation
Talimabad,
Sangam Vihar, New Delhi –110062.
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Member
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19.
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Addl.
Chief Secretary
Deptt. of Social
Justice & Empowerment
Govt. of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar – 382010.
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Member
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20.
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Secretary
Department
of SC&BC Welfare
Govt. of Punjab,
Chandigarh – 160001.
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Member
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21.
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Secretary
Department
of Social Welfare (SCOBC & Minorities Development),
Govt. of Maharashtra Mantralaya, Mumbai – 400032.
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Member
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22.
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Principal
Secretary
Department
of Social Welfare
Government
of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
-(226001)
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Member
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23.
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Shri
L. S. Rao
Director General
Dr. Baba Saheb
Ambedkar National Institute of Social Sciences, Mhow (Indoor),
Madhya Pradesh.
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Member
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24.
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Justice
Lok Nath Prasad (Retd.)
Chairman
Bihar State
Backward Classes Commission, Bailey Road, Near New Secretariat
Patna.
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Member
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25.
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Shri
S. Hamid
Chancellor
Jamia Hamdard
University, Tughalakabad NewDelhi – 110063.
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Member
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26.
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Dr.
Mata Din
Deptt. of Contemporary
Social Studies & Law
Dr. Ambedkar
Central University, Agra.
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Member
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27.
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Shri
A.C. Das (Ex-MP)
Bhimatanki,
Laxmi Sagar Road
Bhubaneswar
– 751009, Orissa.
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Member
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28.
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Representative,
Ambedkar Foundation
25, Ashoka
Road New Delhi – 110001.
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Member
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29.
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Shri
P.S. Krishrtan
Chairman
National Action
Forum for Social Justice
52, Aram Park,
Krishan Nagar, Delhi – 110051.
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Member
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30.
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Dr.
A. M. Kurup
Consultant
(ID)
Environment
Resources Research Centre
550, Gandhipuram,
Srikarianm, Thiruvanthapuram – 695017.
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Member
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31.
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Prof.
D.N. Dhanagre
Vice-Chancellor
University
of Kolhapur, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
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Member
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32.
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Prof.
Gopal Guru
Department
of Sociology
University
of Pune, Pune Maharashtra
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Member
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33.
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Secretary
Harijan Sewak
Sangh, Kingsway Camp, Delhi.
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Member
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34.
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Dr.
Kaushal Kumar
General Secretary
Utthan, 18-
A, Auckland Road, Allahabad.
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Member
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35.
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Secretary
Rama Krishna
Mission, Bellur Math Calcutta.
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Member
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36.
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Shri
T.K. Sarojini
Adviser (BC),
Planning Commission,
New Delhi – 110001.
e-mail: sarojini@yojana.nic.in
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Member
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The
Terms of Reference of the Steering Committee will be as follows:
- to review the existing approach, strategies and priorities;
the on-going policies and programmes for empowering SCs. OBCs and
Minorities in the Ninth Five Year Plan; and suggest if necessary,
alternative strategies, priorities, policies and programmes to accelerate
the empowering process;
- to assess the effectiveness of implementation of' Special
Component Plan' (SCP) for SCs and suggest specific measures and
mechanisms to ensure that the 'population - proportionate' funds
flow from other development sectors both at the Central and State
levels and the Special Central Assistance (SCA) to SCP is utilized
effectively;
- to assess the impact of the on-going economic reforms
and progressive / liberalization of economy on the socio-economic
conditions of SCs, OBO and Minorities, especially their economy
and suggest effective strategies to cope up with the situation:
- to review the effectiveness of the existing legislations
relating to SCs. OBCs & Minorities and their enforcement and
suggest corrective measures, where necessary:
- to review the effectiveness of the existing Institutional
Arrangements for implementation of policies and programmes relating
to welfare, protection and development of SCs. OBCs and Minorities
and suggest improvements, if necessary;
- to assess the role of NGOs and the status of devolution
of powers and resources to Panchayti Raj and Local Self Government
Bodies as per the 73rd and 74th Constitutional
Amendments and suggest specific measures for their effective involvement
in the planning process; and
- to suggest an approach and necessary strategies, priorities,
policies, and programmes along with physical and financial targets
in pursuing the
- Commitment of Empowering the Socially Disadvantaged Groups
(SCs, OBCs and Minorities) dining the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07):
The
Chairman of the Steering Committee, if necessary, may constitute Sub-Groups
on any specific area / problem and also co-opt additional Members.
The
Steering Committee shall submit its Report positively by 31 May 2001.
The
expenditure on TA/DA in connection with the meeting of the Steering
Committee will be borne by the parent Department / Ministry Organization
to which the officers belong. Non-official members will be entitled
to TA / DA as admissible to Grade-I Officers of the Government of
India and this will be paid by the Planning Commission.
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