Congress Manifesto Promise # 7

The seventh promise from the manifesto is given below : Congress Manifesto - Peoples hope

Promise # 5 : We will ensure Minority upliftment by doing the following:

1) A national Unani university will be set up. By which date?

2)The corpus of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation will be doubled. The corpus has helped the educationally backward minority communities by providing grant-in-aid to NGOs for construction of school, hostel building etc. and by granting scholarship to girl students belonging to minority communities. So the corpus which was Rs.250 crores till 2007-08 is expected to double.

3)A wakf development Corporation will be established to develop wakf properties. What will be the role of the community in this?

4)Reservation for minorites at national level.Where?

5)Will pass the womans reservation bill ensuring 33% reservation for woman. Ya :)u will

6)Reserve one third of all government jobs for woman. By when?

7)Preferential policies will be used in government contracts for SC/ST's and women. What will be reservation percentage? what about OBC's?

8)Socials security schemes for weavers,fisherman,toddy tappers,leather workers,plantation labour, construction labour,mine workers and beedi workers. By When?

The Promise # 7 can be accessed based on the implementation of each of above 8 targets.