Demand for educational and health facilities in minority dominated areas
जालना/प्रतिनिधि: अल्पसंख्यक बहुल क्षेत्रों में शैक्षणिक और स्वास्थ्य सुविधाएं उपलब्ध कराने की मांग अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय की ओर से की गई।
बुधवार, 18 दिसंबर को जिला कलेक्ट्रेट कार्यालय में अंतरराष्ट्रीय अल्पसंख्यक अधिकार दिवस मनाया गया। कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता अपर जिलाधिकारी रीता मैत्रेवार ने की। इस दौरान जिला नियोजन अधिकारी सुनील सूर्यवंशी, जिला अल्पसंख्यक विभाग की वैशाली तोटे और श्री चिंचवड़ सहित अन्य गणमान्य व्यक्ति उपस्थित थे।
कार्यक्रम में रीता मैत्रेवार ने अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय के अधिकारों पर प्रकाश डालते हुए उनके लिए चलाई जा रही योजनाओं और पहल की जानकारी दी। इस दौरान समाजसेवी संगठनों के पदाधिकारी, सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता और अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय के प्रतिष्ठित नागरिकों ने अपनी समस्याओं और चिंताओं को व्यक्त किया।
समस्याएं और मांगें
पूर्व नगरसेवक शेख शकील लालमिया ने बताया कि जालना शहर और जिले में अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय की बड़ी आबादी है, लेकिन इन क्षेत्रों में स्वास्थ्य और शिक्षा सुविधाओं की भारी कमी है। उन्होंने अल्पसंख्यक बहुल क्षेत्रों में स्वास्थ्य केंद्र और स्कूल जैसी बुनियादी सुविधाएं उपलब्ध कराने की मांग की।
मौलाना आज़ाद आर्थिक विकास निगम के जिलाध्यक्ष शाह आलम खान ने निगम के संदर्भ में कहा कि शिक्षा और व्यवसाय के लिए दिए जाने वाले ऋण की सीमा बढ़ाने और ऋण प्रक्रिया की शर्तों को सरल बनाने के लिए अतिरिक्त फंड आवंटित किया जाना चाहिए।
पूर्व नगरसेवक फारूक तुंडीवाले ने मांग की कि केंद्र और राज्य सरकार अल्पसंख्यकों के लिए चलाई जा रही योजनाओं के बजट में बढ़ोतरी करे और योजनाओं को प्रभावी ढंग से लागू किया जाए।
महिलाओं के लिए कौशल विकास की मांग
सक्षम नारी बाल प्रतिष्ठान की अध्यक्ष सैय्यद समरीन अंजुम ने कहा कि अल्पसंख्यक महिलाओं के लिए रोजगार के अवसर बढ़ाने के लिए कौशल विकास प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम शुरू किए जाने चाहिए। उन्होंने सिलाई, ब्यूटी पार्लर और फैशन डिजाइनिंग जैसे प्रशिक्षण केंद्र खोलने की मांग की।
कार्यक्रम में कांग्रेस अल्पसंख्यक जिलाध्यक्ष रफीक, युवक कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष शेख वसीम, अब्दुल खालेख सिद्दीकी सहित कई अन्य लोगों ने अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय की समस्याओं और चिंताओं को उजागर किया। कार्यक्रम में रेहाना शेख कैसर, शेख शाजिया, सीमा मस्के, माया इनकर और अन्य प्रमुख नागरिक बड़ी संख्या में उपस्थित थे।
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