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DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Resolution No. III
ESSENTIAL PROVISIONS IN THE
NEW CONSTITUTION
“For creating this sense of security in the Scheduled Castes; this Conference demands that the following provisions shall be made in the new Constitution : (1) That in the budget of every provincial Government an annual sum as may be determined upon by agreement be set apart for promoting the primary education among the children of the Scheduled Castes and another annual sum for promoting advanced education among them, and such sums shall be declared to be the first charge on the revenues of the Province.
(2) That provision shall be made by law for securing representation to the Scheduled Castes in all Executive Governments-Central and Provincialthe proportion of which shall be determined in accordance with their number, their needs and their importance.
(3) That provision shall be made by law for securing representation to the Scheduled Castes in the Public Services the proportion of which shall be fixed in accordance with their number, their needs and their importance. This Conference further insists that in the case of security services such as Judiciary, Police and Revenue, provision shall be made that the proportion fixed for the Scheduled Castes shall, subject to the rule of minimum qualification, be realized within a period of ten years.
(4) That provision shall be made by law for guaranteeing to the Scheduled Castes representation in all Legislatures and Local bodies in accordance with their number, needs and importance.
(5) That provision shall be made by law whereby there presentation of the Scheduled Castes in all Legislatures and Local Bodies shall be by the method of Separate Electorates.
(6) That provision shall be made by law for the representation of the Scheduled Castes on all Public Service Commissions, Central and Provincial.”