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Press Information Bureau

Information & Public Relations Department, U.P.

Lucknow : 15 August, 2010

Expressing grief over the violent incidents due to the on going agitation of

farmers of Mathura and Aligarh for the compensation of their acquired land, the

Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has condemned the whole incident. She said it was the

top most priority of her government that the land of the farmers should be taken

after giving the proper compensation to them with mutual consent under contract

rules. She said that decision for the land compensation should be taken by the

officers considering seriously about all the aspects of the subject. Her government

would never accept that the land of the farmers could be taken by any industrialist

on cheaper rates or anybody could earn huge profits out of it, she added.

Terming the politics being done by the different opposition parties regarding

the compensation for farmers

becoming the well-wisher of farmers should have remembered the issue of acquiring

thousand acres of land forcibly by the earlier SP Government for Dadri Power Plant,

in which the land of farmers was taken on negligible price and SP Supremo had

given this land to his blue-eyed industrial house. The farmers had launched

vociferous agitation for the long period and finally they got some relief after going to

the court. She said that it would have been much better if SP President should have

looked at himself before speaking anything in this regard.

Criticising Samajwadi Party and other opposition parties, the Chief Minister

said that instead of misguiding farmers these parties should have inspired them to

put their issue before the government in a peaceful manner. These opposition

parties were shedding crocodile tears for getting political mileage, which is

meaningless. She said that Congress Party led Central Government had given lakhs

of hectare of land to industrialists on negligible price in the entire country and when

such party speaks about the struggle for providing proper compensation to farmers

by becoming their well-wisher, then it is beyond imagination.

Ms. Mayawati said that it was the clear-cut policy of our government that that

it would never overlook the interests of the farmers. Therefore, it had implemented

the clear-cut policy for land acquisition after coming in power in 2007, so that the

farmers could get the maximum compensation for their land. Discussions were held

with the representatives of farmers regarding the issue of land acquisition of Aligarh

farmers at the level of government and efforts were made for the consent, she

added.

Taking the serious note of violent incidents occurred in Mathura and Aligarh

during the agitation of farmers the CM said that decision had been taken for holding

the judicial inquiry. An amount of providing Rs. 5 lakh financial assistance to the

family of each deceased in the violent incidents had been sanctioned, she added.

Ms. Mayawati said that directives had been given for constituting a committee

under the chairmanship of Commissioner Aligarh Division to seriously examine the

entire issue of land compensation of farmers, which would present its report to

government after hearing farmers

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Lucknow : 15 August, 2010

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ms. Mayawati while extending her

heartiest greetings to the people of the State on the occasion of 63

of Independence Day, said that this day was historic. The U.P. had given the

leadership to the country for freedom struggle. She said that freedom struggle

started from Uttar Pradesh in the year of 1857, in which freedom fighters had

suffered torture and sacrificed everything.

The Chief Minister was addressing to the people after unfurling the national

flag at Vidhan Bhawan on the occasion of the Independence Day. She honoured

three police officers for their exemplary services with

that other police personnel would also draw inspiration from them and carry

forward the glorious tradition of the State Police. She honoured Police IG, Meerut

Range Mr. Chandra Prakash, Additional Police Superintendent, STF Mr. Shahab

Rashid Khan and Sub Inspector Civil Defence Mr. Anil Kaparwan with

to the people the new building of Intelligence Directorate and Dr. Bhimrao

Ambedkar U.P. special area security wing barrack and Manyawar Sri Kanshiram Ji

U.P. special area security wing barrack.

Paying her homage to all the known/unknown freedom fighters, the CM

said that all of them sacrificed their lives for the Independence of the country.

Expressing her gratitude towards great men like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule,

Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Narayana Guru, Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao

Ambedkar and Manyawar Sri Kanshiram Ji, she paid rich tributes to them. She

said that all of them fought against socio-economic and political injustice from

which crores of dalits, backwards, deprived and downtrodden peoples suffered.

These great men and social reformers would be remembered for their historic

struggle, she added.

Ms. Mayawati said that the State Government had taken several steps to

fulfil the aspirations of every section of Serva Samaj following the policy of

given priority to dalits, exploited, backwards, religious minorities, women and

poor people of upper caste.

Ms. Mayawati said that the atmosphere conducive for the development in

the State was not possible without creating the feeling of security among the

people especially, the downtrodden, deprived and exploited sections of the

society. Keeping this in view, her government had put the Jungle Raj to an end

by establishing an atmosphere free from injustice, crime, fear, corruption, which

was conducive for development. The

top priority, she pointed out.

The Chief Minister said that several notorious dacoits like Dadua, Thokia

and Ghanshyam and many such elements had been gunned down in police

encounters. She said that several notorious criminals were languishing behind

the bars or they had fled the State. Owing to the cooperation of the people

coupled with the efforts of the State Government, an atmosphere of communal

harmony had been established all over the State. She congratulated people and

administration for it. She said that the State Government did not compromise on

the issue of law and order because the present government had got the mandate

of the people on this issue. Stringent action had been taken against the careless

and lax police personnel, she added.

Referring to the achievements of the government, the Chief Minister said

that several ambitious schemes had been launched during last three years

despite limited financial resources of the State like-

launched for the planned and time-bound development of villages. The

development of infrastructure facilities in the different ancient, prominent and

other cities of the State was taking place speedily.

Referring to the efforts of the State Government for the permanent

solution of power shortage, she said that works were going on for different

projects with a view to increasing the power generation to the extent of

4600MW by the year of 2012. Priority had been given to laying of world-level

entry controlled road network for better transport facility. The results of the

efforts of the Government during last three years in the sector of Medical and

Health Services to ensure qualitative improvement were being seen, she pointed

out.

Ms. Mayawati said that her government was committed to the development

of Bundelkhand and Purvanchal, besides the all-round development of the State.

Referring to the package of Rs. 80,000 crore in this regard, she said that the

Centre had not given any amount of money under this package, so far. Despite

the non cooperation of the Centre, her government had started the development

work on a large scale to remove the backwardness of Bundelkhand and

Purvanchal, she added.

The Chief Minister said that her government had given equal right of

succession to the daughters in agriculture land like the sons in the ancestral

land. Several steps had been taken to provide employment to youths.

Recruitment of more than one lakh sanitary workers, 88,000 primary teachers

and more than 5000 urdu teachers had been made, besi des creation of 2.50 lakh

new posts in police department.

The Chief Minister said that her government had made the arrangement of

reservation in government contracts up to Rs 25 lakh for the poor SC/ST people

to improve their economic situation. Besides, allotment of 4,89,989 hectare

agriculture land to 2,28,261 landless people in which maximum SC/ST people

had been included. She said that Forest Rights Act had been strictly

implemented, so that ST people and forest dwellers could get the benefit.

Referring to the efforts made by the State Government for social security,

Ms. Mayawati said that her government had increased the monthly pension of

destitute widows, old and physically handicapped people from Rs. 150 to Rs.

300. Besides,

deprived from the benefit of several government schemes. She said that State

Government had also increased the daily duty allowance of Home Guards and

PRD Jawans. The honorarium of Aganbari Workers and Sahayikas, minimum

wages of agriculture works and stipend of Medical Students had also been

increased.

Ms. Mayawati said that with a view to speedy disposal of people

problems, the government had taken several steps to streamline the

administration. Arrangements had been made for holding tehsil diwas and thana

diwas in regular manner. Decision had been taken to name district Kanpur Dehat

as

The Chief Minister said that State Government had taken several important

decisions in the interests of the farmers. Action plan is being implemented to

double the income of farmers in next two years. Necessary arrangements had

been made for providing fertilizers, seeds and other agriculture inputs to farmers

during current Kharif season. VAT system had been implemented to make tax

system more practical for the facility of traders.

Ms. Mayawati said that changes and developments were taking place on a

large scale in the world at present. Therefore, challenges are serious and these

challenges could be faced by providing justice to dalits, exploited and deprived

sections and strengthening the bond of social brotherhood among the people of

Sarv Samaj. We should make resolve to achieve this target by taking the

inspiration from great freedom fighters and the saints, gurus and great men of

social change movement. It would be a real tribute towards the saints, gurus and

great men besides, freedom fighters, she added.

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The State Government Spokesman has said that the directives of Union

Government for the welfare of minorities were being implemented effectively. He

said that the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati had constituted Minorities

Welfare Department separately for the betterment of the minorities for the first time

in 1995. He said that the responsibility of implementing the recommendations of

Rangnath Mishra Commission and Sachchar Committee lied with the Union

Government.

The Government Spokesman said here today that the State Government was

committed to the socio-economic and educational betterment of minority

community and several schemes were being implemented for the welfare of these

sections. The students of these sections had been benefited by the pre-tenth and

post-tenth scholarships and subsidy for admission fee. He said that arrangement for

financial assistance for the marriage of daughters belonging to minority community

and pre-examination coaching facility for the students seeking admissions for

medical and engineering courses had been made, besides running the Multi-Sectoral

District Development Plan. Under this plan, the facilities of Indira Avas, Aganvadi

Kendra, Primary Health Sub-centre, Hand-pumps, I.T.I. for technical education,

building etc. were being provided to minorities. The Government of India had

appreciated the U.P. Government for the successful implementation of Multi-

Sectoral District Development Plan and scholarship distribution, he added.

The Spokesman said that the present State Government after coming in

power had announced to take 100 Madarsas in grant-in-aid list for the educational

betterment of minorities and subsequently 100 Madarsas had been included in

grant-in-aid list. Besides, the State Government had given recognition to

Alia(Munsi/Maulvi) and Alim equivalent to High School and Intermediate, which is

accepted for admission in other institutions and government services. Urdu, Arabic

and Persian University had been set-up in Lucknow for providing Higher Education

to minorities, he added.

The Spokesman said that the CM had given the benefit of reservation to

backwards of Muslim community during her regime in 1995. The recommendations

of providing this facility to minorities had been given by Backwards Commission in

July 1994, but the then Chief Minister had not taken any decision in this regard. The

Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati had issued the

government order to provide the benefit of reservation to the backwards of Muslim

Community on 03 June 1995, due to which these sections got the benefit of 27 per

cent reservation.

The Spokesman said that Manyawar Sri Kanshiram Ji Minorities Self

Employment Scheme is being running in urban areas for the minority youths to setup

self employment. The State Government was fully alert and sensitive towards

the welfare of Minority Community, he added.

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Centre fine with Maya’s park in Noida
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Posted on Aug 13, 2010 at 17:57 | Updated Aug 13, 2010 at 19:12

New Delhi: In a major U-turn the Central Government on Friday told the
Supreme Court that environmental clearance is not required for the
Ambedkar Memorial Park being developed by the Mayawati government in
Noida.

The Centre had been asked to explain whether the Ambedkar Memorial
Park is a building project, construction project or an area
development project.

Earlier, the Centre had said it could not give environmental clearance
for construction of statues and memorials for Dalit leaders at the
park.

The Uttar Pradesh government had subsequently agreed to reduce the
construction area to about 35 per cent of the park.