DYFI Tamil Nadu State Conference to focus on Employment for all youth and uniform syllabus

The Democratic Youth Federation of India will discuss the implementation of uniform syllabus and employment for educated youth in Tamil Nadu at its State conference  to be held at Coimbatore from September 24 to 27.

The DYFI had campaigned for uniform syllabus and Government jobs for the educated unemployed youth. Therefore, the conference would take stock of the situation in the State now with regard to these issues, DYFI State secretary S. Kannan told presspersons  on Monday. “The 13 th State conference will discuss measures to ensure the welfare of the youth in Tamil Nadu,” Mr. Kannan said.

“DYFI had been opposing the high fees in private schools for many years. We had attributed this situation to the privatising of education. Now, parents are also protesting against high fees,” he said, in reference to the issue over the Government-constituted committee fixing fee rates in private schools. “The Government should prevent schools from collecting exorbitant fees in order to ensure the right to education for all,” he said.

On the last day of the conference a rally of 1 lakh youth is organised and the public meeting after the rally will be inaugurated by CPIM Polit Beureu Member Sitharam Yechury.

DYFI president Sriramakrishnan and general secretary Tapas Sinha would take part in the events on the final day, he said.

CPI (M) Protest Demanding Justice to Dalits ‎

Dalits under the banner of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday launched a 24-hour dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here against what they described as the “anti-Dalit attitude” of the officials of the Mangalore City Corporation.

Speaking on the occassion the party's state secretariat member Maruti Manpade said that corporations of several cities in various parts of the state have been following an anti-dalit policy and have shown no concern for their development.  

Urging an increase in the budget alloted for the welfare of the underprevileged communities, the protesters demanded transperancy in the disbursement of funds and accountability in the functioning of the administration. Committee to Struggle for Dalits’ Right (CSDR) district convenor Krishnappa Konchady, Mangalore city committee secretary of CPI (M) Sunil Kumar Bajal and others were present.

Krishnappa Konchady, alleged that many applications with the civic body were pending action for several months. He urged the corporation to process all applications from Dalits for construction or repair of houses within a month. Demanding that the grants for the construction of toilets be increased to Rs. 20,000 from Rs. 10,000, he said that Dalits in Mulky, Belthangady and Sullia, had been given Rs. 15,000 for the purpose.

The memorandum demanded that the grants for the construction of houses be raised to Rs. 3 lakh. Their another demand was to double the amount of scholarships being given to Dalit students and to disburse it at the beginning of the academic year.