Government to establish five institutes as centres of excellence for minorities.

New Delhi: The General Body of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF), in its 52nd General Body meeting held on29.12.2016, has decided to establish five institutes to provide better modern and traditional education to studentsbelonging to minority communities namely Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis  and  Jains  in  different  parts  of the country.  These institutes would serve as Centres of Excellence covering not only various modernstreams like Engineering, Medical, Management, Finance but also traditional subjects like Ayurveda, Unani, etc. Itwill aim to promote employment oriented education among the socially backward minorities.
 
A High Level Committee, comprising of eleven members, has been constituted by the General Body ofMAEF. The Committee has not yet submitted its report.-WTN