Minority Benefits

Author(s): Babita Jain
Publisher: Shrut Samvardhan Samsthan

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2. Enquire, suo-motu, or on a petition presented to it by any Minority Educational Institution, or any person on its behalf into complaints regarding deprivation or violation of rights of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. of their choice and any dispute relating to affiliation to a University and report its finding to the appropriate Government for its implementation;
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in issue of minority status to minority educational institutions, refusal to allow opening of new colleges/schools/institutions by minorities, refusal to allow additional courses in minority educational institutions, delay / refusal in the release of grants in-aid, refusal to give financial assistance, denial of permission to create new posts of teachers in minority educational institutions even though there is increase in the number of students, approval of appointment of teachers being denied, non cquality in pay scales of minority schools teachers as compared to Government school teachers. denial of teaching aids and or other facilities like computers, library, laboratory etc. to minority educational institutions on par with Government institution, non availability of books in Urdu in all subject for students of Urdu school, non appointment of Urdu knowing teachers, in adequate payment to Madrasa employees, non-release of grants to Madrasa, non-payment of retirement benefits to teachers and non-teaching staff of minority schools, extension of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan facilities to minority educational institution especially in the deprived rural areas etc.
The functions of the Commission (Section 11)
Advise the Central Government or any State Government on any question relating to the education of minorities that may be referred to it;
Intervene in any proceeding involving any deprivation or violation of the educational rights of the minorities before a court with the leave of such court;
Review the safeguards provided by or under the Constitution, or any law for the time being in force, for the protection of educational rights of the minorities and recommend measures for their effective implementation:
Specify measures to promote and preserve the minority status and character of institutions of their choice established by minorities;
Decide all questions relating to the status of any institution as a Minority Educational Institution and declare its status as such;
Make recommendations to the appropriate Government for the effective, implementation of programmes and schemes relating to the Minority Educational Institutions; and
Do such other acts and things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the Commission.
Minority Bene