Question : MINORITY COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS



(a) whether the Government is planning to launch schemes to find minority colleges and schools in various States;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has assessed the standard of education imparted by these institutions; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a) & (b) Information regarding number of educational institutions set up by minority communities under Article 30 (1) of the constitution is not maintained centrally.

(c) & (d) Standards of education in minority educational institutions have to be at par with the standards prescribed nationally by University Grants Commission (UGC) and other regulatory bodies.