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New Delhi : Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ton March 1, 2017, said here that the Central Government led by PM Narendra Modi has been working on war-footing to ensure affordable, accessible and quality education to all sections of the society including Minorities.
Addressing National Seminar of “Minority Community Teachers Association” in New Delhi, Naqvi said that the Ministry of Minority Affairs will establish 5 world class educational institutes to provide better traditional as well as modern education to students belonging to Minority communities, according to a PIB release. These world class institutions providing education in technical, medical, Ayurved, Unani etc fields will be established across the country.
A high-level committee has been working on fast track to chalk out a framework of these institutions and the committee will soon submit its report. The Centre is working on a strategy so that these institutes can get started in 2018. The Ministry of Minority Affairs has proposed 40 % reservation for girls in these institutions,said the PIB release.
The Minister informed that hundreds of crores of rupees has been provided for various scholarships and skill development schemes such as “Seekho aur Kamao”, “Nai Manzil”, “Nai Roushni”, “Usttad”, “Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centre” and “Begum Hazrat Mahal Scholarship for Girls”. Besides this, funds under Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) will also be utilised for various educational development activities. Rs 393.54 crore has been given for Merit-cum-Means based scholarship, Rs 950 crore for pre-matric scholarship, Rs 550 crore for post-matric scholarship, Rs 250 crore for “Seekho aur Kamao (with an increase of Rs 40 crore compared to last budget), Rs 176 crore for “Nai Manzil” (with an increase of Rs 56 crore compared to last budget), and Rs 113 crore for Maulana Azad Education Foundation. Naqvi said that for 2017-18, the Ministry has set a target to provide scholarships to about 35 lakh students.