(a) whether a sub-committee of the Planning Commission has recommended for allocation of
a sum of Rs. 5460 crores in the Eleventh Five Year Plan for education of Muslims in the
country;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the innovative methods and programmes initiated;
(c) the details of the Eleven Point Programme envisaged for the Muslims by the sub-
committee; and
(d) the method of coordination with HRD Ministry and others for implementing the
recommendations of the sub-committee?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (SHRI M.V. RAJASEKHARAN)
(a) to (d): In the context of the formulation of the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012),
the Planning Commission constituted a Working Group on “Empowering the Minoritiesâ€.
The Working Group formed three sub-groups, one of which was on educational development.
The submissions of these sub-groups were internal to the deliberations of the Working Group
and were taken into account while finalizing the report of the Working Group submitted to
the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission has not finalized the Eleventh Plan as
yet.