Rahul Gandhi urged to ensure social diversity in Kerala Planning Board
A group of community representatives has petitioned Rahul Gandhi to address the lack of social diversity in the reconstituted Kerala State Planning Board. The petitioners argue that the board currently excludes experts from marginalized communities and women, failing to reflect constitutional values of inclusion.
Why it matters
It highlights ongoing tensions regarding representation and social justice in state-level policy-making institutions in India.
Prominent representatives of various communities, including Bbackward Classes, Dalits and OBCs, have submitted a petition to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, MP, expressing concern that the recently reconstituted Kerala State Planning Board has not given adequate consideration to social diversity and proper social representation.
The memorandum requests that corrective steps be taken to ensure that the constitutional values of social diversity, professional excellence, inclusion and equal opportunity are reflected in the composition of the Planning Board.
Kerala has a large pool of eminent professionals from various social strata, including academics, administrators, scientists and social thinkers. These include many experts of national and international standing from Backward Classes, Muslims, Dalits etc who have historically not been represented adequately and who also do not find a place in the present composition of Planning Board, it is pointed out.
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