Madrasas to be connected with mainstream education, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

The Minister said a programme for training of madrassa teachers will be launched next month so that they would be able to impart mainstream education to students.

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbar Naqvi. File Photo

NEW DELHI: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday that the Modi government has eradicated the "disease" of communalism and appeasement politics and by doing so it has created an atmosphere of healthy inclusive growth in the country. Addressing the 112th Governing Body and 65th General Body meetings of Maulana Azad Education Foundation at Antyodaya Bhawan here, Naqvi said that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proved to be a "government of Iqbal (authority), Insaaf (justice) and Imaan (integrity)". The government, he said, is committed to "Samaveshi Vikas, Sarvsparshi Vishwas" (inclusive growth with trust). The Minister said a programme for training of madrassa teachers will be launched next month so that they would be able to impart mainstream education to students. Madrassa teachers across the country will be trained by various institutions in mainstream subjects such as Hindi, English, Maths, Science and Computer so that they can impart mainstream education to the madrassa students, Naqvi told reporters after the meeting. The madrassa programme will be launched next month, he said. "Madrassas which are there in large number across the country are to be connected with the formal education and mainstream education so that those children in Madrasas can also contribute in the development of the society," the minister said.

#WATCH Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Madrasas which are there in large number across the country are to be connected with the formal education & mainstream education so that those children in Madrasas can also contribute in the development of the society pic.twitter.com/wHPO9zed4N

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To ensure socio-economic and educational empowerment of minorities, especially girls through '3Es' -- education, employment and empowerment -- various scholarships such as pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means will be provided to 5 crore students, including 50 per cent girls, in the next five years, he said. This includes more than 10 lakh Begum Hazrat Mahal girls scholarship in the next five years for economically weaker sections. Naqvi also said schools, colleges, ITIs, polytechnics, girls hostels, gurukul-type residential schools and common service centres are being constructed on a war-footing under the Pradhanmantri Jan Vikas Karykram (PMJVK) in areas devoid of educational infrastructure. The 'Padho-Badho' awareness campaign will be launched across the country to encourage education, especially among girls from minority communities from those areas where people do not send their children to schools due to socio-economic reasons, the minister said. "The campaign will be focussed on girls. This awareness campaign will include 'Nukkad Natak' (street plays), short films and cultural programmes. The campaign will be launched in 60 minority concentrated districts of the country in the first phase," he said.