Hon’ble Chief
Minister, Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Mayawati Ji
Led Government’s
four-year term
Has been very
promising
And the best in the
sphere of
“Law & Order and
Crime Control”
Besides
“Development and Public
Welfare”
Important and Historic Steps
pertaining to Development and Public Welfare
·
Hon’ble
Ms. Mayawati Ji-led government formed on 13 May, 2007 in Uttar
Pradesh, after its four-year term, has kindled a new ray of
“bright” future
Among the general public in the State, especially the SC/STs,
backwards,
religious minorities and upper-caste poor in respect of law and
order and
crime control together with development and public welfare
activities.
·
This
very government, by pursuing the path shown by great saints, gurus
and seers born in backward classes, especially Mahtma Jotiba
Phule, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Shri Narayana Guru, Baba Saheb
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji in development
and public welfare activities with government following the
policy of
“Sarvajan Hitay – Sarvajan Sukhay”.
·
Besides,
to honour these backward-born great “Saints, Gurus and Seers”,
Various magnificent spots, memorials, museums, parks, etc have
been
Constructed in the state, on which the total budgeted government
amount
Spent is even less than 1%; the remaining funds having spent on
law
And order, crime control, development and public welfare
activities.
·
In the
last four years, the central government did not release on time its
Share payable to the state totalling Rs. 21,385 crore. If this
amount had
Been paid by the centre in time, achievements of the state
government
Could have been far far better.
·
Not
only this, the “special
economic package’ of Rs.
80,000 crore
Sought from the central government for the total development of
the state,
Especially Bundelkhand and Poorvanchal in view of the poor and
pitiable
Economic conditions inherited from the previous governments, no
money
Was received from the central government at all.
·
Thereafter,
under government’s new development strategy several
Major projects /schemes on the PPP-model, like the Ganga Express-way,
Yamuna Express-way and Upper Ganga canal were prepared to spur
Development in the state in which no central investments were
involved
Except a departmental ‘no objection ‘ from them; the centre,
however, did
Not cooperate even in this matter.
·
And
yet, with “ correct
mobilization of resources and improved financial
Management” the
state government generated an atmosphere of
·
Development,
notable achievements of which are enumerated below.
NOTE-1-Since the formation, in 1995 of the first government of
Hon’ble Chief
Minister Ms. Mayawati Ji in Uttar Pradesh, its priority has been the
total
Development of the poor and the backward SC/ST, other backward
classes,
Religious minorities and disables persons-who had remained neglected
for
Centuries and during earlier governments. By separately creating
Uttar
Pradesh Welfare Department and other ministries, there has been
Considerable improvements in their condition at every level and
every sphere.
1. This government in the last four years has
undertaken several activities at
a total cost of Rs. 37,000 crore (Rs. 36,795 crore), outlay of
21.21
and 100% expenditure on the development of “SC/ST” under special
component plan which are chiefly – increase in the rate of post
matric for
(Scheduled Castes), eligibility level of income increased from
1lakh to
Rs.2 lakh,, scholarships fora all students (girls and boys) from
class 1 to 8,
establishment of ‘bhagidari bhavan’ at Lucknow and Agra,
including
Training institutes at Aligarh and Rae Bareli to coach SC/ST
youth for
recruitment to high-level services like I.A.S and P.C.S;
recruitment in
Government posts through a drive to clear the backlog; for the
first time
Reservation in contracts upto Rs.25 lakh for SC/ST, so far,
contracts worth
Rs.1,623 crore allotted; about 4 lakh S/C families allotted more
Than 3,500 hectares of land.; 16 Mahamaya Polytechnics for
Information
Technology set up for these categories of students;
regularisation of
Landless SC/ST people in possession of gram sabah land upto13May,
2007; formal right of
possession letters (pattas) awarded to 9,431
Persons; about 3000 genuine lease-holders benefited by removing
illegal
Usurpers from their land; creation of employment totalling 5,945
lakh man-
Days for men and 2,089 lakh for women belonging to SC/ST classes
Created in rural areas; about 8 lakh S/C families benefited by
writing-off
Debts amounting to Rs.120.28 crore of Uttar Pradesh SC/ST
Development Corporation; electrification on large-scale of SC/ST
bustees
/majras and appointment of 23% from these classes only of SOs in
police
Stations; provision of reservation also in state
government-aided priveta
Enterprises; allotment of more than 4,000 fair price shops;
together with
The establishment of a Rs.100 crore “leather park and shoe mandi”: in
Agra, exemption from VAT of Agra Footwear Industry.
( to be continued)
http://www.knowbuddhism.info/2009/02/mahasatipatthana-sutta-discourse-on.html
The Mahasatipatthana Sutta: A Discourse on Mental
Development. In Buddhism, the discourse on the main principle practice for
mental development is the Mahasatipatthana Sutta. As a compound term,
satipatthana can be broken down in two ways, either as sati-patthana,
foundation of mindfulness; or as sati-upatthana, establishing of mindfulness.
Maha is the prefix that means “great”. So Mahasatipatthana means the great
foundation of mindfulness. This sutta is regarded as the canonical Buddhist text
with the fullest instructions on the system of meditation technique that the
Buddha taught. What the Buddha shows in this discourse is the tremendous power
that can unfold from the mind’s potentials culminating in final deliverance
from unsatisfactoriness.
“This is the direct path for the purification of beings, for the
overcoming of sorrow and lamentation, for the disappearance of pain and
distress, for the attainment of the right method, and for the realization of
Unbinding”.
(Digha Nikaya 22)
This discourse is a means for generating insight (vipassana) and concentration
(samatha). At the end of discourse, the Buddha strongly states that one who
follows what the discourse says will surely attain the highest truth. The
Mahasatipatthana Sutta is divided into four sections as follows:
Kayanupassana contemplation of the body;
Vedananupassana contemplation of feelings;
Cittanupassana contemplation of the mind;
Dhammanupassana contemplation of Dhammas.
The key to the practise is to combine energy (viriya), mindfulness (sati) and
clear comprehension (sampajanna) to the phenomena of mind and body.
To successfully practise, a student will generally require a sound theoretical
knowledge of the practice along with actual training. The theoretical knowledge
should be based on the Mahasatipatthana Sutta. The actual training
descriptions, which are well known among Thai Buddhists or even aboard and have
been practised for centuries, will be presented in the next chapters. Here is a
brief description of the Mahasatipatthana Sutta that new students can study to
understand the overall picture of the discourse. This information quotes from
the original source of the Buddha’s teachings in the sutta.
One important thing that should be made clear before talking about the sutta is
who is suitable to practise this sutta as taught by the Buddha. As mentioned in
the sutta, the Buddha directly taught this sutta to monks. So, what did the
Buddha say to the monks that had been passed down for over 2500 years and is
suitable for lay people in the modern world? The Buddha’s teachings are never
old because they are the Truth that exists in the universe forever. Sakayamuni
Buddha, the present Buddha, and many Buddhas who were born in the past and will
be born in the future discovered the Truth and delivered it to the people. The
Buddhas did not claim that they created the Dhammas and taught them to people.
The Mahayana Buddhism interestingly explains the Buddha as of two kinds: the
natural Buddha and the actual Buddha. The former refers to the Truth that is
forever inherent in the universe. The latter refers to the human Buddha who
attained the Truth. Therefore, even if the Buddha’s teachings that have been
passed down to us for 2500 years, they are not old teachings that modern people
cannot understand. The Truth is the Truth and that cannot be changed. Whoever
follows the Buddha’s teachings, will attain the same enlightenment as the
Buddha and his Sangha in ancient times. The question is, “Who is suitable to
practise this sutta?” The simple answer is all people because the Buddha’s
teachings are not specific to any group, race, or religion. Even if, as
mentioned in the sutta and many places in the scriptures that the Buddha
directly taught this to monks, it does not mean that those teachings are not
suitable for lay people. The Buddha chose and taught the Dhamma that was right
for his audience. As told in the suttas, after listening to the Buddha’s
sermon, many audiences reached enlightenment. Therefore, the monks in the
Mahasatipatthana Sutta refer to those who are ready to listen to this sutta and
will finally reach enlightenment. Therefore, “monk” in this sense does not only
refer to monks or monastic people, but also refers to lay people who have an
inspiration to dedicate their life to follow the path until they reach
enlightenment.
Kayanupassana: This exercise aims to develop insight- seeing the body as it
truly is. Commonly, we cling to our body as beauty, desirability,
attractiveness, ego, etc. because ignorance and craving dominate our mind.
There are six divisions in this exercise. All quotes come from the
Mahasatipatthana Sutta, Digha Nikaya 22.The
Mahasatipatthana Sutta: A Discourse on Mental Development - Pinayo Prommuang
Translated by: Ven. Thanissaro Bhikkhu
POLITICS
is SACRED with GOOD GOVERNANCE
Hon’ble Chief
Minister, Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Mayawati Ji
Led Government’s
four-year term
Has been very
promising
And the best in the
sphere of
“Law & Order and
Crime Control”
Besides
“Development and Public
Welfare”
Important and Historic Steps
pertaining to Development and Public Welfare
·
Hon’ble
Ms. Mayawati Ji-led government formed on 13 May, 2007 in Uttar
Pradesh, after its four-year term, has kindled a new ray of
“bright” future
Among the general public in the State, especially the SC/STs,
backwards,
religious minorities and upper-caste poor in respect of law and
order and
crime control together with development and public welfare
activities.
·
This
very government, by pursuing the path shown by great saints, gurus
and seers born in backward classes, especially Mahtma Jotiba
Phule, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Shri Narayana Guru, Baba Saheb
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji in development
and public welfare activities with government following the
policy of
“Sarvajan Hitay – Sarvajan Sukhay”.
·
Besides,
to honour these backward-born great “Saints, Gurus and Seers”,
Various magnificent spots, memorials, museums, parks, etc have
been
Constructed in the state, on which the total budgeted government
amount
Spent is even less than 1%; the remaining funds having spent on
law
And order, crime control, development and public welfare
activities.
·
In the
last four years, the central government did not release on time its
Share payable to the state totalling Rs. 21,385 crore. If this
amount had
Been paid by the centre in time, achievements of the state
government
Could have been far far better.
·
Not
only this, the “special
economic package’ of Rs.
80,000 crore
Sought from the central government for the total development of
the state,
Especially Bundelkhand and Poorvanchal in view of the poor and
pitiable
Economic conditions inherited from the previous governments, no
money
Was received from the central government at all.
·
Thereafter,
under government’s new development strategy several
Major projects /schemes on the PPP-model, like the Ganga Express-way,
Yamuna Express-way and Upper Ganga canal were prepared to spur
Development in the state in which no central investments were
involved
Except a departmental ‘no objection ‘ from them; the centre,
however, did
Not cooperate even in this matter.
·
And
yet, with “ correct
mobilization of resources and improved financial
Management” the
state government generated an atmosphere of
·
Development,
notable achievements of which are enumerated below.