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KCR keen on uplift of Minorities: Dy CM
The TRS government is striving for development of minorities in all fields, said Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali here on Thursday.
Hyderabad: The TRS government is striving for development of minorities in all fields, said Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali here on Thursday.
Speaking at the Minorities Welfare Day at Ravindra Bharathi on Wednesday, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the State government would open 60 Residential Schools for the Minorities in the State in the next academic year, while 60 more such schools would be opened every year to improve the educational standards of Minority students.
“Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is determined to provide 12 per cent reservations to Muslims and STs in the State,” he said, adding that “Passing a bill in this regard in the State legislature is not difficult and the bill will be sent to the Centre for approval.”
The function was held to mark 127th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Moulana Abul Kalam Azad. On the occasion, the prestigious Moulana Abul Kalam Azad National Award was presented to eminent philanthropist Ghiasuddin Babu Khan for his outstanding services for encouraging higher and professional students among minorities and adopting 100 Urdu Medium Schools in the State by employing Vidya Volunteers and teachers and paying their salaries from his funds.
