Lok Sabha Question No. 1254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Committee for Educational Development
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## Committee for Educational Development

## 1254. Shri M. Badruddin Ajmal:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- a) the details of the committees in the Ministry of Human Resource Development for educational development of minority communities;
2. (b)  whether  National  Monitoring  Committee  for  Minorities  Education  (NMCME)  has  been inactive for along time;
3. (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
4. (d)  if  not,  the  details  of  present  committee  and  details  of  the  review  meetings  taken  by  the committee during the last three years on implementation of schemes for minorities?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (d)  :        There  is  a  committee  in  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  i.e. National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education (NMCME)  for educational development  of  minority  community.  The  details  of  NMCME  review  meetings  of  last three years on implementation of schemes for Minorities are provided in Annexure.

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## Annexure of reply for the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1254 for 10.02.2020 regarding Committee for Educational Development asked by Shri M. Badruddin Ajmal, Hon'ble MP

(i) 5970 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) sanctioned in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) with more than 20% Muslim population. 595 KGBVs now operational enrolling 20.39% Muslim girls in them.  Provision has been made to provide for a separate section for Urdu medium instructions in KGBVs located in minority blocks.

(ii) 5.4%  teachers  come  from  Muslim  minority  group,  and  9.2%  are  from  other  minority groups.  30  Block  Institutes  of  Teacher  Education  (BITEs)  providing  pre-service  and  in-service elementary teacher training approved in the Minority Concentrated Districts (MCDs).

(iii) Construction of 359 girls hostels and 64 Model Degree Colleges approved in MCDs and funds released for 25 such colleges under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).

- (iv) Under  Scheme  for  Providing  Quality  Education  in  Madarsas  (SPQEM)  during  the  last three years i.e. Rs. 7759 lakh (2017-2018), Rs. 1467 lakh (2018-2019) and Rs. 6357 lakh (201920) funds released.

(v) Under  Infrastructure  Development  in  Minority  Institutions  (IDMI)  during  the  last  three years i.e. Rs. 3029 lakh (2017-2018), Rs. 357 lakh (2018-2019) funds released.

- (vi) Scholarship Schemes for Minorities like (i) Pre-Matric (from class I to X) (ii) Post-Matric (from  class  XI  to  Ph.D)    (iii)  Merit-cum-Means  based  scholarship  (for  technical  /  professional courses at UG/PG level)
- (vii) Padho Pardesh Interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies for meritorious minority students and  Nai Udaan  for  Minority  students  clearing  prelims  conducted  by UPSC/SSC/State PSCs.
- (viii) Under The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Madarsas have special exemption from paying accreditation fee of Rs. 20,000/- and relaxed norms for accreditation.

(ix) To  improve  representation  of  Minorities  in  colleges,  and  government  services  UGC sanctioned total funds of Rs.244.28 crore under the head of various coaching schemes.

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