Budget allocation for minorities gone down by Rs 32 crore: Congress MLA

Congress MLA from Dariapur Gyasuddin Shaikh on Wednesday stated that the Gujarat authorities has allotted solely Rs 71.61 crore for the minority communities in its Budget for the 12 months 2021-22 which is much less by Rs 32 crore if in comparison with the Budget of 2020-21. With this, Shaikh additionally demanded that funds ought to be allotted to minorities on the idea of their inhabitants within the state.
Shaikh was talking within the state Assembly whereas collaborating within the budgetary calls for of Social Justice & Empowerment division.
Shaikh stated that whereas the scale of the state Budget has been growing yearly together with its inhabitants, the allocation for minority communities also needs to be elevated.

However, he added, the allocation is lowering 12 months by 12 months and even the allotted quantity can be not utilized absolutely.Citing figures, the Dariapur MLA stated that within the state Budget of 2019-20, there was a provision of Rs 65.16 crore out of which Rs 12.94 crore remained unspent. In 2020-21, there was allocation of Rs 104.36 crore, however Rs 76.80 crore of that quantity remained unspent.
“In the current budget, the allocation is only of Rs 71.61 crore…So, in current budget, the allocation has gone down by Rs 32 crore,” Shaikh stated.
Shaikh additionally stated that if the BJP authorities desires to speak about ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas’, then it ought to make provisions within the funds for minorities as per their inhabitants. He additionally demanded that if the colleges offering madrasa schooling are keen to supply common schooling, then the state authorities ought to give them standing of grant-in-aid colleges.
Shaikh demanded that Muslim non secular locations like Haji Pir, Shah-e-Alam, and Bhadiyad ought to be developed whereas together with them beneath Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board of the state authorities. He additionally stated that the state authorities also needs to give you inexpensive housing scheme close to minority dominated areas.