New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh today said that the Madrassa students would be eligible for the government jobs on an equal footing as students passing the CBSE and the Council of Board of School Education in India.
Speaking at the Annual Conference of State Minority Commissions here, the Minister said, "A strong nation cannot be built unless all segments of society are treated at par and have access to education at all levels."
"The Bill to provide compulsory free education up to 14 years of age is an important step in this direction and the access to school education will not remain a problem for any community now," he added.
He further said that during the last five years the government has taken many path breaking steps to address issues of access, equity and inclusion in the National system of education in respect of minorities and permanent mechanisms have been put in place for the protection of educational rights of minorities.
"The National Monitoring Committee for Minorities' Education (NMCME) was revived in 2004, which had been defunct since 1990s. A Standing Committee of the NMCME has also been constituted to attend to issues relating to the education of minorities on an ongoing basis," he added
He said the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions was set up as the government's commitment to the National Common Minimum Programme of UPA. This was the first time a specific Commission had been established by the Central Government for protecting and safeguarding the right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
Arjun Singh said that Madrassa education had received a special attention in the Ministry and recently he had approved the recommendations of the CBSE and the COBSE regarding equivalence of Madrassas qualification, which will make Madrassa students eligible for the Government jobs. (ANI)
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