EDUCATION OF SCs/STs AND MINORITIES

EDUCATION OF MINORITIES

Apart from implementing the Prime Minister’s new 15 Point Programme for the welfare of the Minorities, the Ministry took several steps to implement the recommendations of the Prime Minister’s High level Committee on Social, Economic and Educational status of the Muslim Community of India (Sachchar Committee).

University Grants Commission is working out modalities so that all universities could be encouraged to recognize qualifications from Madrassas for the purposes of enrolment on the pattern followed by Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University, Maulana Azad National Urdu University and Jamia Hamdard, in appropriate courses and programmes of study.

Academics have been established in thee Central Universities – Jamila Millia Islamia University, Aligarh Muslim University and Maulana Azad National Urdu University for training of teachers to teach in Urdu medium.