[Union Minority Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing the students of Anjuman-a-Islam Girls High School at Bandra in Mumbai on Saturday March 10, 2018. (Photo: Twitter/@naqvimukhtar)]
Mumbai: Union Minority Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said the school dropout rate of Muslim girls has come down from the earlier 70 to 40 percent, a claim which could not be independently verified.
"Due to the efforts of the Government of India, the school dropout rate among Muslim girls, which was earlier more than 70 per cent, has now been reduced to about 40 per cent" Naqvi said while addressing “Taleem-o-Tarbiyat” programme at Anjuman-a-Islam Girls High School at Bandra in Mumbai.
"The goal of the government is to bring it (drop out rate) down to zero per cent", Naqvi said without giving details of the efforts undertaken by the government.
Naqvi also said that the focus of the Ministry of Minority Affairs this year will be on better education and employment-oriented skill development of girls. He said that the Central Government will provide financial assistance to those institutes being established and being run on Waqf properties and are engaged in educational activities, especially educational empowerment of girls.
[Naqvi also inaugurated drinking water and toilet facilities at Anjuman-a-Islam Girls High School on the occasion. Also seen with him MANUU Cahncellor Zafar Sareshwala and Anjuman e Islam Chairman Zaheer Kazi. (Photo:Twitter/@naqvimukhtar)]
"The Central Government will award those “Mutawallis” who perform well in management of Waqf properties to ensure utilization of these properties for betterment of the society, especially educational empowerment of girls", Naqvi said.
Naqvi also claimed that "the record increase of Rs. 505 crore in the Budget of Ministry of Minority Affairs for the year 2018-19 proves that inclusive growth is the priority of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi".
"Last year, the ministry's budget was Rs. 4,195 crore, which has now been increased to Rs 4,700 crore. This increase will be helpful in socio-economic-educational empowerment of minorities, especially in effective implementation of programmes aimed at educational development of girls", Naqvi said.
Naqvi also claimed that during the last 3 years, about 2.42 crore students belonging to minority communities have been provided various scholarships. "This year, more than 1.5 crore students have applied for Pre-Matric, Post-Matric, Merit-cum-Means and various other scholarships given by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. More than 3 lakh applications have been received for “Begum Hazrat Mahal Girls Scholarship”, he claimed.
He also claimed that "in the last six months, thousands of educational institutions of all Minority communities including Madaris have been included in the mainstream education system by connecting them with 3Ts - Teacher, Tiffin, and Toilet". "Besides, girls are also getting benefits from job-oriented skill development schemes such as “Nai Roshni”, “Seekho aur Kamao”, “Nai Manzil” and “Garib Nawaz Kaushal Vikas Yojana”, he claimed.
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