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128. The Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI) should set aside a dedicated fund for trainingof minorities under its Entrepreneurial DevelopmentProgramme.129. Comprehensive human resource developmentinitiatives and policies should be formulated in a timebound manner.130. Sensitisation and training of local government officialsfor the allocation of government schemes in anunbiased manner.131. Increase budgetary allocation to ensure properdevelopment of the 90 Muslim concentration districtsthat have been identified.132. Include rural skilled activity under the MGNREGS toprovide employment opportunity to Muslims. Mostrural Muslims are traditionally involved in skilledactivity.133. Under the Food Security Act, include all Muslimsalong with Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes asbeneficiaries.xii. PLHIV134. The PLHIV as well as affected family membersincluding children should be provided a specialstatus. This special status will provide priority andwaiver of administrative requirements for availingstate- and centre-sponsored social welfare schemesand entitlements. Experience suggests that lack ofknowledge and information at both the beneficiaryand provider levels a big problem and this shouldbe rectified through information, education andcommunication campaigns.135. Special schemes and entitlements can be madeavailable nationally, following examples fromRajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. For example,conditional cash transfers to support travel to accesshealthcare, OVC funds etc.136. Ensure priority and access to women living with HIV inboth urban and rural settings with regard to economicopportunities, poverty alleviation programmes, accessto credit, employment, development of skills andleadership. The priority should be given to makingavailable existing opportunities as well as developingspecial ones.xiii. People with Disability137. People with Disability (PWD) should be engaged inMGNREGS work and there should be a separate jobidentification for them.138. The list of jobs for PWDs under MGNREGS hasto be reviewed (as followed in Andhra Pradesh).MGNREGS-related work should be made barrierfree.139. There should be increased access for skilled workersunder the MGNREGS.140. The coverage has to be increased and funds meant forPWDs should not be diverted.141. There is lack of representation of PWD in the bodiesrelated to decision making (right from the PanchayatRaj Institutions)142. The infrastructure being built through MGNREGSshould be accessible to PWD.143. The National Rural Livelihoods Mission should bemade PWD-friendly.144. Reasonable accommodation should be provided toPWD.145. There should be a special focus on skill developmentfor PWD in the mainstream set up.146. Involvement of family members in skill developmentshould be encouraged and incentives given to parentsto take disabled children to their workplace.147. Employment and skill development in nonconventional fields like film-making, mediatechnology, art and culture etc. should be explored.32

3Managing theEnvironmentINPUTS FOR THIS CHALLENGE HAVE COME FROM THEDISCUSSION GROUPS RELATED TO CHILDREN, YOUTH,DALITS, NORTH EAST, CONFLICT, ADOLESCENTS,ADIVASIS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY.33

3Manag<strong>in</strong>g theEnvironmentINPUTS FOR THIS CHALLENGE HAVE COME FROM THEDISCUSSION GROUPS RELATED TO CHILDREN, YOUTH,DALITS, NORTH EAST, CONFLICT, ADOLESCENTS,ADIVASIS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY.33

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