Educational institute for poor, minorities by 2020: Naqvi
Tuesday - September 25, 2018 10:26 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Educational institute for poor, minorities by 2020: Naqvi
New Delhi Sep 25 (IANS) Rajasthan s Alwar will get India s first world-class educational institute for poor backward and minorities by 2020 Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.
The foundation stone for the institute would be laid on October 1 and it would start functioning in 2020 he said while chairing the meeting of governing body of Maulana Azad Educational Foundation.
Naqvi said the Rajasthan government had given 15-acre land in Kohrapipali village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar for the institute an official statement said.
"World-class research centres labs libraries educational facilities for primary to higher studies and sports facilities will be established here " he said.
He said the institute would provide education in technical medical ayurveda Unani and job-oriented skill development courses.
"We have proposed 40 per cent reservation for girls in these institutions " Naqvi said.
The Minister said the school dropout rate among Muslim girls which was earlier more than 70 per cent had now been reduced to about 35-40 per cent.
--IANS vv/prs
The foundation stone for the institute would be laid on October 1 and it would start functioning in 2020 he said while chairing the meeting of governing body of Maulana Azad Educational Foundation.
Naqvi said the Rajasthan government had given 15-acre land in Kohrapipali village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar for the institute an official statement said.
"World-class research centres labs libraries educational facilities for primary to higher studies and sports facilities will be established here " he said.
He said the institute would provide education in technical medical ayurveda Unani and job-oriented skill development courses.
"We have proposed 40 per cent reservation for girls in these institutions " Naqvi said.
The Minister said the school dropout rate among Muslim girls which was earlier more than 70 per cent had now been reduced to about 35-40 per cent.
--IANS vv/prs
