In a major initiative, HRD ministry has called a meeting of 18 leading Muslim industrialists and philanthropists to suggest ways to improve the state of minority education in the country.
Among those called include Azim Premji of Wipro, Fatima Allana of 83-year-old Anjuman Khairul Islam, a leading organisation involved in running educational institutions, and P A Inamdar, an industrialist with interests in education. The ministry also wants them to help set up community-based polytechnics to bolster varied craft skills of Muslims.
"The middle class among Muslims is very competent in various arts and crafts, be it calligraphy, glasswork or embroidery. Instead of setting up conventional polytechnics, philanthropists and industrialists can help set up community-based polytechnics so that the new generation can hone its skills further. It can be set up in public-private partnership," a source said.
Others invited are Nasreen Ibrahim of Rangoonwala Foundation, Mohd Farooq Suleman Darvesh of All India Memon Jamat Foundation, Ateeq Aagpotwalla of Memon Chamber of Commerce, Abdullay Kumhy of Yannapoya Education Trust, K M Arifuddin, secretary, Madina Group of Industries, among others. The meeting is likely to take place shortly.
Th HRD ministry is also working towards setting up a roundtable on minority education and names are being finalised.
The ministry is set to constitute a National Monitoring Committee on Minority Education. It has asked people like Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel and Oscar Fernandes to suggest five names each. Sources said it was likely that P A Inamdar; Valson Thampu, principal, St Stephens College; Shahid Ali Khan, editor, Siyasat; Teesta Setalvad, editor, Communalism Combat; Tahir Mahmood, legal expert; John Dayal, former journalist; Farah Naqvi, member, National Advisory Council and Zoya Hasan, JNU professor, are likely to be made part of NMCME.
Tags: Education, Educational Institutions, Muslim Industrialists, Philanthropists, Public-private Partnership
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