To Shri Manmohan Singh Jee Prime Minister of India Room Number 148 B South Block, Raisina Hill New Delhi, 110001 Subject: Requestingr Not to approve the “First Report of the task Force to Review Guidelines on Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Scheduled Tribes Sub Plan”, Planning Commission of India (Full report - http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/taskforce/tsk_scsp.pdf ) I would like to draw your kind attention to the above subject. Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan are being implemented for the last three decades. Even though the basic principle of Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan is to make allocations in proportion of to the population of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes but the percentage were never implemented by ministries/ departments of union and state governments. It is estimated that more than Rs 4.00 Lakh crores are denied to Scs and STs only in allocation by union government during the last three decades. In this context, the planning commission has appointed a Task force to study the implementation of Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan and give recommendations. Subsequently, the Task Force submitted its first report on 25 November 2010. These recommendations will legitimize the actions of non allocation of ministries / departments. The report excludes 40 Ministries / Departments in the case of Scheduled caste and 43 in the case of Scheduled Tribes from making any efforts for their development Responsibilities of 10 Ministries / Departments will be lessened Only 9 Ministries / Departments will continue the status Only responsibilities of 6 Ministries / Departments will be enhanced They are totally against to the principles of Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan as envisioned by Mrs. Indira Gandhi Jee. Accounting of Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan for National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and Indira Aawaaz Yojana etc to the extent of SCs and STs is against the concept, as is was in addition to the general welfare / developmental schemes by the government. They ultimately legitimizes the debate of indivisibility of funds by ministries / departments there by non allocation of funds under Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan So it is respectfully requested your kind self to reject the “First Report of the Task force to Review the Guidelines on Scheduled Castes Sub Plan and Tribal Sub Plan submitted on 25th of November 2010 by its Chairmen Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member Planning Commission to the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Hence it is request the Hon’ble Prime Minister to intervene personally in this regard and not to approve the said task force report Thank you Yours faith fully B.Karthik Navayan, Advocate H.No. 21-7-761, Opp.High Court Post Office, Gansi Bazar, Hyderabad, PIN-500002, AP.