Pune :

The ministry of minority affairs is implementing pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means based scholarship schemes for the educational empowerment of the minority communities.

In a statement issued by the press information bureau the ministry has given this information. Under post-matric scholarship scheme, students are encouraged to pursue technical and vocational courses in Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centres by granting higher amount of scholarships.

Under merit-cum-means based scholarship scheme, students are encouraged to pursue professional and technical courses. Under this scheme, students getting admissions in reputed listed institutes are reimbursed full course fee.

Fellowship is provided to minority scholars to pursue higher and professional courses at M Phil and Ph D levels through the Maulana Azad National Fellowship.

Under Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), necessary infrastructure for education and skill development is created in the identified minority concentration areas. So far 117 ITIs, 44 polytechnics, 645 hostels, 1092 school buildings, and 20656 additional class rooms have been sanctioned under MsDP.

Under the scheme of ‘Seekho aur Kamao’, training is imparted for upgrading the skills of minority youths in various modern/ traditional vocations to enable them to get suitable employment. The ministry has also launched ‘Nalanda’, a project for development of faculty in minority managed institutions for higher education.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Education> News / by Manjiri Damle, TNN / July 08th, 2014