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*NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ON DALIT HUMAN RIGHTS*** *NCDHR* *Dalits In News* *July 06, 2007* Med student claims examiners failed him for being Dalit-* **CNN IBN* \ http://www.ibnlive.com/news/med-student-says-examiners-failed-him-for-being-dalit/44171-3.html *India Inc ready with status report on affirmative action-* Economic Times http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/India_Inc_ready_with_status_report_on_affirmative_action/articleshow/2179850.cms ** * * * * *CNN IBN* Med student claims examiners failed him for being Dalit \ http://www.ibnlive.com/news/med-student-says-examiners-failed-him-for-being-dalit/44171-3.html *Aasim Khan* <http://www.ibnlive.com/news/author/Aasim+Khan/> *New Delhi**:* Calling up the Dean to find out about his re-examination is daily routine for Ajay Kumar Singh. "I want to find out when will my re-examination happen. I want to know" are the words that he finds himself repeating daily. Ajay is a final year student of India's most prestigious medical college, AIIMS and now he is at the centre of a raging controversy. Ajay is a Dalit and he believes that's why he has been failed in his final exam. "They asked me what was my involvement in the Thorat Committee, they asked me about my involvement in Dalit politics during the viva. How can I expect them to pass me?" says he. Allegations of caste bias in the institute are not new, but the authorites claim that Ajay has a very poor track record. "This is not the first time he has failed. He has a very bad track record at AIIMS. Somebody is inciting him to do this," says the AIIMS Faculty Spokesperson, Shakti Gupta. However, Ajay says he will not take the re-examination unless it is conducted by a completely new set of examiners. Backing him are members of the governing body, considered close to Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss. "The examination process at AIIMS is susceptible to subjective view points of the faculty. Ajay Kumar Singh should be re-examined by outsiders," says a member of the governing body of AIIMS, K M Shyamprasad. The AIIMS administration and the governing body have taken two contradictory stands on the re-examination of Ajay Kumar Singh, but as this political standoff continues, the fate of Ajay Kumar Singh hangs precariously in the middle. Economic Times * * *India Inc ready with status report on affirmative action* http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/India_Inc_ready_with_status_report_on_affirmative_action/articleshow/2179850.cms NEW DELHI: Industry chambers will present a status report on affirmative action to the government on July 14. The chambers will meet the principal secretary to the prime minister and members of the co-ordination committee on affirmative action. The chambers had set targets for 2007 for building entrepreneurship and supporting higher education of those belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribes. "We are well on our way to achieving our targets for the calendar year 2007 and in some cases, have exceeded our targets," said a CII spokesperson. With a target of creating 100 entrepreneurs in the first year, CII has already identified 200 candidates and is now working on training them and arranging finance. It has tied up with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute to train these candidates at seven centres across the country. About 500 CII member companies have signed a code of conduct mandating non-discriminatory hiring policies and priority to competent SC/ST candidates. The chamber has also appointed five ombudsmen to monitor progress made by member companies on affirmative action. Ficci is focussing on ensuring SC/ST candidates avail of the quota at the various industrial training institutes (ITIs). "We have finalised 32 ITIs where the state government and the industry have come to an agreement on the upgrade. While 81% seats at ITIs are reserved for SC/STs, these are not used up. Our endeavour is to get SC/ST candidates to use this quota," said Ficci secretary general Amit Mitra. There are 110 districts in the country where SC/STs make up over 40% of the population. Ficci has identified 27 districts which it will promote as investment destinations in the industry and has asked the government to support the process by providing fiscal incentives. Assocham has created the Assocham Foundation for Inclusive Growth of SC/STs to monitor its efforts in the field. The chamber says it has trained 1,000 people in the last six months in skills like carpentry, sewing and making footwear. "We will present a list of 360 people to the government out of those trained who have started their own business," says Assocham secretary general DS Rawat. ARUN KHOTE Secretary- Media National Campaign On Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) 8/1, 2nd Floor, South Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008 Ph: 011- 25842249 /25842250 0- 9350183802 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.ncdhr.org
