Question : FINANCIAL ASSITANCE FOR SETTING UP OF EDUCATION CENTRES



(a) whether with a view to propagate education among minority communities, financial assistance is being provided by the Government to these communities for setting up and running their own education centres; and;

(b) if so, the amount of financial assistance released to these communities during each of the last three years and the current year, community-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)

(a) & (b) : Ministry of Human Resource Development implements two separate schemes to propagate education amongst minority communities. They include Scheme for Providing Quality Education for Madarsas (SPQEM) and Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI). The details regarding contents of these schemes, year-wise releases made etc under these two schemes are annexed.