By TwoCircles.net Special Correspondent,
Lucknow: During a review meeting of the Prime Minister’s 15 point programme for the development of minorities, Chief Secretary, Javed Usmani had directed the state government officials for setting a target of 15 percent for the minorities while implementing the 15 point welfare programmes. Usmani also directed that if the target of previous year has not been fulfilled, it should be added in the next year and achieved.
He mentioned the welfare programmes as Gramin Awas Yojana, development work in minority dominated slums, skill development through technical education, Swarn Jayanti Shehri Self Employment Scheme etc. In these schemes, 15 percent of the beneficiaries should be from minorities. He also directed that appointments on the 2911 posts of urdu teachers to be completed by June.
Usmani directed that the honorarium of madarsa teachers be directly remitted to their accounts. Out of the total anganwadi centers, 15 percent should be constructed in minority dominated areas. Usmani informed that nearly 12 lakh students had been benefitted under Merit cum means scholarship, pre metric and post metric scholarships.
Usmani also stated that district level officials should look out for good organisations, schools and forward their proposals for setting up libraries, hostels, classrooms to the Maulana Azad Foundation. He informed that 33 educational institutions had submitted their proposals to Maulana Azad Foundation in 2010-11, another 57 did in 2011 and 113 did in 2012.