Idea of an exclusive primary and high school board for BPL muslims being mooted in Maharashtra

Updated on: Tuesday, February 19, 2013

City-based Dr Zakir Hussain Vichar Manch has demanded that the Mahatashtra government should set up an exclusive board to promote primary and high school education among below-poverty line (BPL) Muslims.

Haider Dosani, national convener of the Manch, in a letter to the Chief Minister Prithiviraj Chavan said, "Even the Sachar Commission has pointed out that Muslims are the most backward community in terms of education."

Since the government is promoting education among the downtrodden, Muslims should also get the benefit, he said suggesting that the board could be named 'Muslim Education Promotion Board'.

Dosani, former member of the All India Handloom Board, said, the board would help the students from BPL Muslim families get admission to private schools and provide financial aid to them and the government should provide a separate budget for the board.

"The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions is already working for the higher education of the minorities and a separate board for primary and high school education would go a long way in improving the condition of the minority community, Dosani said.

The letter further says that he was only suggesting a way to make an educationally backward community join the mainstream.

Idea of an exclusive primary and high school board for BPL muslims being mooted in Maharashtra

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