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Malegaon:
The Congress-led UPA government had in 2008 announced the
Infrastructure Development of Private Aided/Unaided Minority
Institutes (Elementary Secondary/Senior Secondary schools) (IDMI)
scheme with much of a fanfare. However, it revealed March 16 that
only 47 minority institutions had been given funds under this
scheme so far.
"During 2009-10, grant was given to
22 minority institutions of Government of Uttar Pradesh. During
2010-11, till date, grant has been given to 15 institutions of
Kerala, 5 institutions of Maharashtra and 5 institutions of Madhya
Pradesh", Minister of State for Minority Affairs Vincent H. Pala
said in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
He also said that no grant was given
to any institution of any State during 2008-09.
The Centrally Sponsored scheme for
Infrastructure Development of Private Aided/Unaided Minority
Institutes (Elementary Secondary/Senior Secondary schools) (IDMI)
came into existence in December, 2008
Pala also informed the House that
the funds allocated under IDMI are utilized for strengthening of
educational infrastructure and physical facilities in the existing
elementary/secondary/senior secondary schools including additional
classrooms, science/computer laboratories, library rooms, toilets,
drinking water facilities, hostel buildings and other such
facilities.
The minister, however, did not
reveal how many institutions had so far applied for the grant
under this scheme.
There are hundreds of Minority
institutions in India which are mostly running under challenging
conditions.
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