VIETNAMESE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION
CALLS ON DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA
A high level Vietnamese
Parliamentary Delegation headed by Ms. Nguyen Thai Hoai Thau,
Chairwomen, Committee for Social Affairs National Assembly of
Vietnam, called on the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya here this evening to share experiences
and on social development in the two countries.. The two leaders
had exchange of views on wide raging issues including social engineering,
education, employment generation, poverty alleviation and prevention
of drug abuse. Dr. Jatiya apprised the visiting delegation of
the efforts being made by the Government of India for social and
economic empowerment of those sections of society which have been
left behind due to historical reasons. He said that about 2 million
scholarships are granted each year to students belonging to weaker
sections to promote education among them. Dr. Jatiya told the
Delegation that Centre also provides cent percent assistance to
State Governments for arranging remedial and special coaching
to remove educational deficiencies of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minorities. This is to help
them in competing on equal footing for admission to higher and
professional courses and for entry into quality job market. Both
leaders said that their countries have embarked on universalisation
of primary education.
Dr. Jatiya said that
his Ministry is engaged in the social and economic development
of the disadvantaged and marginalised sections in order to make
them self-reliant and build self-esteem among them. Special mechanisms
and schemes have been evolved to promote their economic welfare.
He said that special schemes have been started for employment
generation among women.
The Minister said
that a strong involvement of NGOs and Self-Help Groups has been
encouraged to ensure greater participation of people in schemes
and programmes at the grass roots level. Dr. Jatiya said that
another important area is to promote full participation and equality
for physically challenged people. Making available aids and appliances
to them and also making surrounding society accessible and usable
does this.
Both leaders said
that drug addiction has over the years becoming an area of concern
in their respective countries and wanted to share each others
experience in prevention of drug abuse.
The Vietnamese delegation
is visiting India at the invitation of the Indian Association
of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (IAPPD). Ms.
Nguyen Thai Hoai Thau holds the rank of a senior Minister in the
Vietnamese government. The Meeting was attended by the Social
Justice and Empowerment Secretary, Shri B.S.Baswan and other senior
officials of the Ministry.
