Minorities dept ‘buys’ 70% of seats in Maharashtra polytechnics
Minorities dept ‘buys’ 70% of seats in Maharashtra polytechnics
Hemali Chaapia , TNN | Jun 15, 2012, 02.07AM IST
MUMBAI: Maharashtra's minorities department has bought over one shift in government polytechnics and ITIs ( industrial training institutes) and reserved 70% of the seats in that batch for six minority religions. Additionally, it is also proposed to start a similar scheme in engineering colleges. The move is aimed at promoting education among Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis.
Even as the Supreme Court ruled against any religion-based quota, the government, in a week, will start admission to these polytechnics and ITIs and fill 70% seats with minority students in the second shift of all these colleges. The scheme will be operational in the second shift—1.30pm-8.30pm—and run in 15 government polytechnics (2,700 seats) and in 42 ITIs that have 4,344 seats. The remaining 30% seats will be open for general category students.
"We have started this scheme as per the directions of the Sachar committee report which states that minority youth need to be brought into mainstream education. The funds for this scheme are offered by my department," said minorities minister Naseem Khan.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Minorities-dept-buys-70-of-seats-in-Maharashtra-polytechnics/articleshow/14137514.cms
It's a shame that such things are happening in a secular country like India. This minister and this scheme should be banned for being discriminatory on religious lines in a secular India.
Hemali Chaapia , TNN | Jun 15, 2012, 02.07AM IST
MUMBAI: Maharashtra's minorities department has bought over one shift in government polytechnics and ITIs ( industrial training institutes) and reserved 70% of the seats in that batch for six minority religions. Additionally, it is also proposed to start a similar scheme in engineering colleges. The move is aimed at promoting education among Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis.
Even as the Supreme Court ruled against any religion-based quota, the government, in a week, will start admission to these polytechnics and ITIs and fill 70% seats with minority students in the second shift of all these colleges. The scheme will be operational in the second shift—1.30pm-8.30pm—and run in 15 government polytechnics (2,700 seats) and in 42 ITIs that have 4,344 seats. The remaining 30% seats will be open for general category students.
"We have started this scheme as per the directions of the Sachar committee report which states that minority youth need to be brought into mainstream education. The funds for this scheme are offered by my department," said minorities minister Naseem Khan.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Minorities-dept-buys-70-of-seats-in-Maharashtra-polytechnics/articleshow/14137514.cms
It's a shame that such things are happening in a secular country like India. This minister and this scheme should be banned for being discriminatory on religious lines in a secular India.
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