Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Union Minister for Minority Affairs said here that the Central Government does not want to “shut down the doors of Madrasas”; it only wants to “open their doors for formal and mainstream education also”.
While distributing certificates to those students who have been successful in “Bridge Course”, jointly conducted by Ministry of Minority Affairs and JamiaMilliaIslamia, for school drop outs and those students who are pursuing their studies in Madrasas, Naqvi said that our “3T”- Teacher, Tiffin & Toilet campaign to bring Minority youths into mainstream education has got tremendous success.
Naqvi said that steps taken by the Modi Government towards educational empowerment of needy sections including Minorities have ensured that youths belonging to Minority communities are getting better jobs through quality education. He said, the Ministry has been working with commitment to “3E- Education, Employment & Empowerment”. In the last about one year, thousands of educational institutions of all Minority communities including Madarsas, have been included in the mainstream education system by connecting them with “3T-Teacher, Tiffin, Toilet”.
During last 4 years, 2 crore 66 lakh students belonging to poor and weaker sections of Minorities have been benefitted from various scholarships. More than 5 lakh 43 thousand youths have been provided employment and employment opportunities through job-oriented skill development schemes such as SeekhoaurKamao, Usttad, Garib Nawaz Kaushal VikasYojana, NaiManzil etc. NaiRoushni, Begum Hazrat Mahal Girls scholarships etc have benefitted 1 crore 21 lakh girls and women.
Ministry of Minority Affairs, in collaboration with JamiaMilliaIslamia University, had started about 9 months long “Bridge Course” to bring Madrasa students and school drop outs into mainstream education system.
