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MEETING OF THE NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR MINORITIES’ EDUCATION Date : 31.10.2013 Time : 11.00 A.M. Venue: Hall No. 4, 1st Floor, Vigyan Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MEETING OF THE NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR MINORITIES EDUCATION (NMCME) 31ST OCTOBER, 2013 AT VIGYAN BHAWAN, NEW DELHI PROGRAMME TIME PROGRAMMES ITEMS Inaugural Session 11.00 am to 11.02 am Welcome Address: Sh. Ashok Thakur, Secretary (HE). 11.02 am to 11.07 am Remarks: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Hon’ble Minister of State, MHRD. 11.07 am to 11.12 am Remarks: Shri Jitin Prasada, Hon’ble Minister of State, MHRD. 11.12 am to 11.30 am Opening Address: Dr. M.M. Palam Raju, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development. 11.30 am to 11.45 am TEA BREAK Discussion on Agenda items 11.45 am to 12.00 Noon Confirmation of the Minutes of the last meeting of the NMCME held on 5.3.2012. Action Taken Report on the Minutes of the Meeting. 12.00 Noon to 12.15 pm Presentation on the recommendations of the Standing Committee and Action Taken thereon: Ms. Veena Ish, JS (ME). 12.15 pm to 12.25 pm Presentation on “Social Inclusion”: Ms. Shakila Samsu, OSD (XIIth Plan). 12.25 pm to 1.30 pm Discussion on Agenda items by Hon’ble Members. 1.30 pm to 2.15 pm LUNCH 2.25 pm to 3.15 pm Discussion on Agenda items to continue. 3.15 pm to 3.25 pm Concluding Remarks: Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju, Hon’ble HRM. 3.30 pm Vote of thanks: Ms. Veena Ish, JS (ME). INDEX Chapter Item Page No. 1. Confirmation of the Minutes of the NMCME’s Meeting dated 1-17 5.3.1012. 2. Action Taken on the Minutes of the meeting dated 5.3.2012. 18-37 3. Recommendations of the Standing Committee. 38-45 4. Action Taken Report on the recommendations of the Standing 46-54 Committee. 5. Extracts from XIIth Plan - Chapter on ‘Social Inclusion”. 55-70 6. Status Report on the Programmes/Schemes for advancement of 71 Minorities’ Education by Ministry of HRD. 6.1. Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasas 72-73 (SPQEM) 6.2 Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Minority 74-75 Institutes (IDMI) 6.3 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) 76-83 6.4 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) 84-86 6.5 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme (JNV) 87-89 6.6 Girls’ Hostels 90-93 6.7 Mid-Day-Meal Scheme (MDM) 94-95 6.8 Teacher Education 96 6.9 Saakshar Bharat 97-99 6.10 Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) 100-104 6.11 Model School Scheme - status of Minority Concentrated 105 Blocks (MCBs) 6.12 Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) 106-108 6.13 Model Degree College Scheme 109-112 6.14 Polytechnics 113-114 6.15 Women Hostels 115-127 6.16 Equal Opportunity Cells 128 6.17 National Commission for Minority Educational 129-130 Institution (NCMEI) 6.18 Greater Resources for Teaching Urdu 131 6.19 Appointment of Language Teachers 132 6.20 National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language 133-135 (NCPUL) 7. PM’s New 15-Point Programme – Status Report. 136-141 8. List of 90 Minority Concentration Districts. 142-144 CHAPTER-I MEETING OF THE NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR MINORITIES' EDUCATION 8 (NMCME) ON 31 T OCTOBER, 2013 AT VIGYAN BHAWAN, NEW DELHI. AGENDA AND BACKGROUND NOTES Confirmation of the Minutes of the last meeting of the NMCME held on s'h March, 2012. Copy of the Minutes attached. M.iaute~ of tbr m~tin_g_ of tbt' NntivnuJ Mooitoriag Committee for Mlnoritic.<~' Educ.ation (NMCME) held oo. 05.fi3.20ll st the A.Hhok HoteL-New Delhi The first meeting -~f the reconstituted National Monitoring Committee for \iinoritles' 111 Educ:aJ:ion I)NMCME) was held UDder the Cb.tirmansbip afHon.'ble Min.isto" of HRD on 5 March, 2012 at New DeJhi. The list of pattiGipants-is--at Annexun:-1. 2. Joint Secretary (MC) welcomed tbe Hon'ble Minister of HRD. Shri Kapil Sibal, 1-Ion'blc \tOS, Shri E. A.hamed and Hon'ble MOS. Dr. D. Purandeswari. Members of the National Monitoring Committee for Minorities' EducatiOn (NMCME), senior officer.; of the Central, Stntc Go'lemmento; and em;nent academics presenc in the ~1ccting. JS (MC) then reque!l-1ed [-lon'ble HRM Stui Kapil Siba.l to address the meeting. Hon'ble HRM welcomed the participants and said th~t he will like to listen to new ideas llJld strategies for improvement of educational standards of the minorities. He .">Uid that the minorities an; lhc mo:>t deprived in the context of education. therefore, there is need to lake substantive steps in this regard. Hon'ble Minister of Slate Shri E. Ahmad said that access to education is critical for the minority community to take advantage of t:merging cconomic opportunities. He said that in spite of good intentions, the scale of our interventions is ton small to match the aspiration of the large number of minorities. Hon'ble MOS said that the unit of planning should at lea.'it be the block level !Or which census data is available. He aJso mentioned that lhe gross enrolment rntio of Muslims in higher i.!ducation is ver)' low. The number nf minnrit)· institutions affiliated to CBSE is also low. There is rclucl!lncc on !he pan of tht: State Governments to forward the case; nf minority institutions for CBSE affiliation. Hon 'ble MOS Shn E. !\hwned also highlighted the need fur a Special Component Plan for the minorities. Hon'blc Minister of Slate Dr. D Punmdcshwan mentioned that .c;he would like the C:omrniHcc to fo~,;us un the education of minority women and girls to bring nbout a ha<;ic change in the statu~ of minorit)' women. 3. Afu~r Lhe initial address, JS (MC) made a presentation on the action tak_en by this Ministry for implemcntntion of the various Recommendations of the Sachar (~ommittt:e and PM's New 1'i Point Programme: • The States have been urged to cover out of school children going to mada.rsa..s/ma.qtnb ...... 7828 recognized madnrsn..<i.lmuqtllhs are covering 10.1 lakh Muslim children 11nd ·1040 unrecognizt:d madarsa..<Jmaqtabs .:~.re covering 1.6 lak.h Muslim children under Education Guunmtec Schemel ,A,.itemluivc Innovative Educution u11dcr Sana Shiksha Abhiy.:ln. • Mid-Day-.'vleal (MDM) Schcrm: h11~ bl'cn extended to cover all chiiJrcn srud~ing in cl<i:,se~ 1-V!ll l'f (J.._,vemmem anJ <iovemmcn1 Aidt•d Schoub including .'\Jutiomll Ch1ld l.;lho_>tJr PrnJI.!CI )cho)oJJ..•. madarso1.:./maqt.abs, H_iSu'\IF C~.:ntrc~ :.uppurtt:d under SJrva SliiJ..:ihu 2 Abhi~·<l.n without :tn~ discrimi_w_! !!~n (_,f cu.-.re. _gender. etc. • Out of 3598 Kasrurba Gandhi 8Qiika Vid:·ah:~_;.l:i!i (KGBVs1 sanctioned. 490 KGB\'s have heen S~Jnctioned in rural and urban nreas of Muslim concentnttion art":.I:IS States havt: be-..m advised to make .av~il~h\e Crdu luu.:her.; on dem~d. • Minisuy has launched ·Saakshar Bha....n· on -8.9.2009 for imple-mentation duri-ng the XJ Plun with an objective to mAke 7(1 million non-literate adults literstc. The S(.;heme ha.<. spa:.ial focus on women belongin£ 10 MiJlOrit) ::=ommunities. lt is proposed to :over 12 million \tlu$lims (10 mil!ton women .:.2 million men). Saakshar Bhamt will co\'er 410 district~ where female literacy is le!)"S than 50%. Tht· programme ha::; n!n:ad_v hecn rolled out in 372 districts in 25 States and 1 Union Territory. • TI1e cettificate$,· qualifications of the Madrd~ Boards whii.:h h<i\•e been granted equivalence by the State Education Boards to that of tbr.:ir Secondary and Senior Secondar: qualification have been t:quated with corresponding c~:rtific.aies of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Council of Ooard of School Education in India (COBS£) lind other School buminution Boards. for the purpose of employment and entr;.' to higher levels of education. • l;ndcr the scheme of financini assistance for ·Infrastructure Development for Private -'\ided/Unaided Minority Institutes(! OM]) during financial year :'01 ! ~ 12 nplo 15,1.2012. Rs. .:J.88 cron.· has be::n released to di!Tcrcn1 SUite Govemmems for t 17 Minorir) Institutions. • Under the "Scheme for Providin~ Quality Educsti0n in Mndrnsa< (SPQEM-l during the financial ~ea.r 201 !-12 uptol5.1.2012. ~.9:2.78 -.:ron: has been rclca.sed to differenr State Governments for honorarium of lct1cherc.. Book Bank/Science Kits. Computer Lab and Teache~ Training etc TO Madras!>Zl teachel"'i teaching modem !>Ub_iecls in Ji33 Madrns~. • The scheme of Rashtriya Madh_vamik Shik.sh::! 1\bhi.van, intt:r a!i.a provide~ covc..-rug~· tlr srecia! tOcus groupo; viz. girls' education. children belonging to SC. ST. OBC. and Educationally Dac-kw1:1rd Minoritie.'l. wiTh the objecti-ve to enhance acce.'ls ro secondary educarion and improve its qual it}. 9709 .secondary schools hHve pec:n npprovcd, out or which 906 have been appro,·cd in Minoril) Cuncentration Disrricts (MCD~l- An amount of R.:;.1800.41 crorc ha<o been released to Sta1e Governments out of total allocation of fund~ of Rs.2423.QO crorc-. • t'f"£ h:ts appnwe-d/sancrioned 2/\.'i 'Women·s Hostels during XJ Plan in ~inorit:-· Concent:r:J.tion lJi.':nicrs/:\rtas. Out or tot~! allOC(Ition of Rs li(l 1(} Cf(ll"(;.