By Shafee Ahmed Ko,
Chennai: As an initiative for creating educational and social awareness and inform minorities about the government welfare schemes an NGO, “Indian Minorities’ Welfare Trust” has been established in Chennai.
A good number of Muslim students are not aware of benefit schemes of minorities especially that of Muslims announced either by Central Government or State Governments such as Prime Minister 15 programme. Largest part of Muslims is apparently seen not in the habit of reading newspapers especially the announcements pertaining to educational benefits and development schemes by way of scholarships. Further great many students are under impression that career such as engineering, medical and business management alone would upraise their future, payback fittingly. Therefore, there is heavy rush and competition, and institutions offering such courses are costly. Shockingly this year a number of students have committed suicides due to disappointment, distress, and depression arising from magnitude of competition and gravity of course syllabi.
The NGO has been formed in this background and will work on the related issues.
Following are the members of the trust:
Mr. Ibnu Soud Shabdeen, Mr. Kasim Sait, Mr. Mohammad Saleemuddin, Mr.K.M.Saleem, Mr. P. Usman Basha, Mr. Shafee Ahmed Ko all from Chennai, Dr. K.K.A. Hussain Ali M.D., (Former Erode District Medical Officer) Erode, Dr. Sumayaa, Principal, Thasneem Beevi Abdul Kader Women’s College, Kilakkarai, Ramnad Dist, Mrs. Umai Banu Basha, Social activist, Salem, Mr. Syed Anver, Advocate, Hosur, Krishnagiri Dist, Dr. Akmal Hussain, Ismailpur, Kannauj UP.
With the slogan “Please shoulder us, we will achieve wonders”, the trust has its office at 10/6 Anaikar Complex, M.V. Badran Street, Periamet, Chennai 600 003, Tamil Nadu, India. It can be contacted on email also: [email protected].