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Gujarat: State education board refutes allegation of Muslim profiling

As far as the allegation that the board has made it mandatory for students to declare their religion as well as reveal their Aadhar details, the board has clarified that these sections were not mandatory for the students.

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The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board on Thursday vehemently refuted the allegations levelled against it in a PIL claiming that the board is carrying out a religious profiling of the Muslim candidates appearing for Class X and XII exams.

In a reply submitted to the court, the board stated that the data of minorities were being collected as per a 2012 circular of the Ministry of Human Resource Development to reduce dropouts of Muslim students and make informed decisions, based on available data, for their upliftment. The board also clarified that to take any measures for the upliftment of Muslim students, having the highest drop-out rate among all religion, data was required.

As far as the allegation that the board has made it mandatory for students to declare their religion as well as reveal their Aadhar details, the board has clarified that these sections were not mandatory for the students. It has also submitted that it was up to the students whether they want to voluntarily disclose the details related to their religion and Aadhar, or not.

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