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TMI BlogRahul calls for law ensuring fair share of budget for schemes for Dalits, AdivasisX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Rahul calls for law ensuring fair share of budget for schemes for Dalits, Adivasis X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... vernance. 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 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... received 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 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , 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 X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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