India, Aug. 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Birla today stressed that both central and state governments must work in tandem to ensure that welfare schemes reach the last citizen, especially those from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Only through such coordinated effort, he said, can the true benefits of development and progress be delivered. He also underscored the urgent need for every State Assembly to constitute dedicated Committees on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, so that focused and sustained attention can be given to issues concerning these communities. Shri Birla made these remarks at the Valedictory Session of the two-day National Conference...