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Special schools for minorities, tribals on lines of KV, likely

Centre wants to ensure affordable and quality school education for children of disadvantaged sections

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The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is set to create separate schools for minorities and tribals on the lines of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas. These schools, that will be run by the Central government on KV model, will follow NCERT syllabus like all other government schools.

The development follows discussion at a recent meeting of NCERT general council which was attended by MHRD officials. The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has also been asked to work on a curriculum for these schools.

A panel on education for minorities had also in a report submitted to the Ministry of Minority Affairs recently suggested the need to revamp education for children belonging to the minority community. In its report submitted to the ministry last Thursday, the panel said there is a need to revamp education for minorities and open new schools that follow NCERT syllabus.

The MHRD has constituted a panel, consisting secretaries from Ministry of Minority Affairs and Tribal Affairs, who are working on a paper that will deal with the technicalities of setting up such schools.

Confirming the development, a senior MHRD official said: "A group secretaries from different ministries have started working on the plan to develop schools for minorities on the lines of KVs and NVs. In fact, not just minorities, there will a special school for tribals as well. We will create a separate segment of schools that will be run on the lines Central government schools."

While in KVs and NVs, weightage is given to wards of government employees, these schools will mostly cater to children from minority communities, without any reservation for government employees' children.

The panel had also suggested that five higher education institutes be developed for education in specialised sectors like science and technology, health architecture, climate change and others.

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A panel set up by the Ministry for Minority Affairs has recommended setting up of 211 Central schools on the lines of KV and NV in minority-concentrated districts.

The panel cited 2001 and 2011 Census figures to point out how these segments, particularly Muslims, lagged behind in education and skill development.

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