By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Jalgaon ,Maharashtra: Jalgaon-based North Maharashtra University has formed a Minority cell in an attempt to help minority students and institutes associated with the University.
Sudhir Meshram, Vice chancellor of the University, recently issued a notification forming the 11-member cell and allocated the responsibility to President Abdul Karim Salar.
North Maharashtra University website
Speaking with Twocirlces.net, Salar, who is based in Jalgaon, informed that during the last five years, the Central government has started number of scholarships and schemes for the betterment of minority students and institutions. “Unfortunately most of the students were unaware about the same and facing difficulties in filling forms and updating data. Three districts-Jalgaon, Nandurbar and Dhulia fall under the North Maharashtra University wherein thousand of minority students (including Muslim, Jain, Sikh,Christian and Parsi) are studying and doing research in their respective fields and nearly 100 colleges are imparting education in various departments,” he said.
Salar said this demand had been pending for the last three years. “We are really grateful to Meshram and thank the concerned authorities and for taking such an initiative for the enhancement of the minorities in education sector,” he added.
He further added that with the advent of the minority cell, helping students will become hassle free as it will provide all kinds of assistance to students and conduct lectures, trainings etc for the same.