The Delhi Minorities Commission sought a detailed report from Khadi Gramodyog Board asking the reasons for the alleged rejection of almost every loan application of people belonging to minority community in last two years.
In the report sought by the panel it has asked why almost no loans were given to members of minority community.
Chairman of Delhi Minorities Commission Zafarul Islam Khan alleged that 38 applications for loans were received from people from minorities in the last two years by the Khadi Gramodyog Board, out of which 37 were rejected.
“They told us there was one application in 2016 that was rejected. In 2017, a total of 37 applications were received of which just one was accepted,” Khan said.
He informed that the commission sought a detailed report on the reasons for rejection of such applications from the board within ten days.
The Commission may also summon officials of Board if required. “If need be, the commission may also summon officials of the board with related records for a hearing,” he said.
The DMC was also studying the performance of other agencies that give loans to minorities in Delhi and would seek reports from them, said Khan.
The issue of “poor progress” of Multi Sectoral Development Plan in North East Delhi was also taken up by the commission that had written to the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
“Work on a hospital coming up at Shastri Park under MSDP has been stopped for nearly a year due to lack of funds,”said Khan.
According to Khan the north east district magistrate, who is the nodal officer of MSDP, has informed the commission that no funds were received for the hospital in last financial year.
The commission has asked the ministry to provide funds so that the hospital could start to serve locals, including the minorities, said Khan.