Lok Sabha Question No. 3820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Three Tier Education
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3820 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## THREE TIER EDUCATION

## 3820.  DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINGH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR.J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  a  three  tier  education  model  for  minorities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government set up panel has recommended for setting up of schools on the lines of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas in minority concentrated districts and if so, the details thereof and the time by which a final decision will be taken in the matter;
- (c) whether the panel has also worked out the cost of each school and annual operational cost and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  panel  has  also  recommended  setting  up  of  community  colleges  in different states in minority concentrated districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the reaction of the Government to the recommendations of the panel; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to improve literacy rate of muslims in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) to (e): The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF), a Society working under the aegis of the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), had constituted a Committee on the establishment of educational institutions for minorities.  The said Committee has submitted its report to the General Body of MAEF recently on 06 th July, 2017.

In  the  report  the  Committee  has  recommended  a  three  tier  pyramid  structure  of educational institutions:

-  211 Central Schools on the pattern of Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalya in minorities concentrated areas at the bottom,
-  25 Community Colleges at the middle and
-  5 National Institutes at the top level with world class facilities.

The said committee has also mentioned in its report that the cost of establishing each school  would  be  Rs.30  crore  approximately  and  that  the  operational  cost  of  each school would be Rs.3 crore approximately. The detailed working on the cost has not been done by the said Committee. The MAEF has adopted the Committee report in the  said  meeting  and  initiated  efforts  for  the  implementation  of  Committee's recommendations.

(f): Besides above, the Government is implementing several schemes/programmes for the educational empowerment  of  six (06) notified minority communities viz. Muslims, Christian, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsisand to improve their literacy rates. The details are as under:

- A. Schemes implemented by the M/o Human Resource Development
2. (a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan  (SSA)-  with components  for creation of educational infrastructure  in Minority  Concentration  District's  (MCD).  such  as   Primary/Upper Primary Schools, Additional Classrooms, Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalayas, Number of Posts of Teachers for teaching Urdu etc.
3. (b) Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasa.
4. (c) Infrastructure Development of Minority Institutes.
- B. Schemes implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA)
6. (i) Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme;
7. (ii) Post-matric Scholarship Scheme;
8. (iii) Merit-cum-Mean based Scholarship Scheme;
9. (iv) Maulana Azad National Fellowship;
10. (v) Free Coaching & Allied Scheme;
11. (vi) Support to minority candidates clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC/SSC, State Public Service Commission (PSC) etc.; and
12. (vii) PadhoPardesh- Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for overseas studies.
13. (viii) Begum HazratMahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girl students belonging to minorities by Maulana Azad Education Foundation.
14. (ix) Grants-in-Aid Scheme for Infrastructure Development of Educational Institutions under the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
15. (x) Multi Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) of MoMA.

Details of these schemes and achievements of Ministry of Minority Affairs made there under are available on the Ministry's website www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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