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Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005

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Andhra Pradesh

State-level educational body for minorities suggested

Staff Reporter

National panel chief pleads for one more scheduled varsity

HYDERABAD: The Chairman of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI), M.A.S. Siddiqui, has highlighted the need for a State-level commission or a functional network along the lines of the University Grants Commission and National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to address educational concerns of the minorities.

Mr. Siddiqui said he would recommend to the Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, to constitute `madrassa' boards for an integrated development of minority educational institutions. He also sought setting up of one more scheduled university to add to the existing six such universities for the minorities.

Questions of the enforceability of Article 30 of the Constitution, affiliation of minority institutions, true state of minority institutions and more powers to the commissions were suggested at the meeting of the NCMEI with educationists organised by the Forum for Equity and Justice here on Tuesday.

The Dean, Faculty of Law, Osmania University, Ahmedulla Khan, suggested modifying the NCMEI Act to empower the commission to authorise universities to grant minority affiliations to different colleges and institutions.

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