http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=2015
NEPAL: DALITS, JANAJATIS AND MUSLIMS-THE MOST NEGLECTED TGW "The Dalits, Muslims and the Janajatis were more affected by rampant poverty in the country", a three-year interim plan approach paper prepared by the Nepal's National Planning Commission has freshly revealed. "46 per cent of dalits, 44 per cent of Magar, Rai, Gurung, Tamang and Limbu in the Pahadi-Janajati category and 41 per cent of Muslims living in the country have been found living below the poverty line", says the NPC report further. "These groups have negligible share in the State apparatus, overall resources and the production as well", says the report. Poverty in the country is widespread and is showing an upward trend as compared to the average 31 per cent in the recent past, the report adds. Similarly, the paper also declares that the participation of Dalits, Janajatis and Madhesis are negligible in the Government bureaucracy. The major objective of the interim plan is to scrutinize earlier plans and to develop strategies to rectify past errors by increasing participation of the marginalized groups in the county, the report concludes. 2007-09-23 08:40:41
