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set to step into what was another 'no fly' zone by seeking to map out quotas for socially and economically disadvantaged sections of reliljgious and linguistic minorities in educational institutions. '?" . The politically loaded move will top the agenda of the first Cabinet meeting after the Prime Minister's return to the Capital with his office readying a proposal to set up a national commission to formulate guidelines and sift , claims for inclusion. Consultations with HRD ministry have been concluded. The proposal, marked as high priority, complements the UPA government's efforts to explore reservations for scheduled castes and tribes in the private sector. The move to provide a quota for religious and linguistic minorities is seen to be more "doable" in the immediate context. Quotas in educational institutions, perennially controversial, have gained currency again in the wake of the debate over reservations in the private sector. After the Mandal shock of the early 90s, reservations have not raised much dust. (Times of India 25.9.04) Minority School push (11) New Delhi, Sept. 24: The human resource development ministry will soon bring an ordinance to set up a national commission for minority education in order to make it easier for minority educational institutions to get affiliated to central universities. The ministry believes much damage has been done during former minister Murli Manohar Joshi's tenure, when he gave minority educational institutions a hard time. The proposed ordinance, currently being worked out, will speed up the creation of the commission, which, in turn, will be able to address the problems of minority institutions without delay. Parliament will enact a law when it meets in November to give the commission the required legal backing. The government does not have to wait for another two months for the commission to start functioning if it brings an ordinance. According to the ministry, the commission will be a quasi-judicial body that will act as a facilitator between minority educational institutions and central universities. The BJP, Joshi in particular, may object to the introduction of an ordinance since political parties believe it gives the government an opportunity to dodge a discussion on a sensitive subject. (Telegraph 25.9.04) Convention highlights Centre’s nefarious plans against education (11) NEW DELHI, Sept. 25. - In the era of globalisation, the dominance of corpo-rates is inevitable. If education has its 'intake of privatisation, the system is no longer left with the social, characteristics it should stand for. This was stated by eminent educationist, Prof Sunando Sanyal, at a convention organised by the All India Save Education Committee. Eminent educationists, scientists and' people who form the intelligentsia' were present on the occasion. Prof Sanyal, in his speech, pointed out the attitude of various governments at the Centre towards education. Long before the proposal of the Model, Act was made by the NDA government, it was the ,, Congress at the time of Rajiv Gandhi which provided a blueprint for destroying the prevailing education system, said Mr Sanyal. He added that a major attack on education was the promulgation of the National Policy on Education, 1986, by the Rajiv Gandhi' led government. Prof Sanyal talked about how the uni-'versities in West Bengal are getting corrupted by their administrators. Fake mark sheets and certificates are very easy from any private institutions in the state. He said that the state government in West Bengal only claims to be progressive; they had indeed introduced privatisation to the central universities in the state. A fee hike in higher education has kept the downtrodden section of West Bengal deprived. (Statesman 26.9.04) Minority-run institutions get HRD boost (11) New Delhi, Sept. 26: In a move to give a boost to minority education as promised in the common minimum programme of the United Progressive Alliance government, the human resources development ministry is planning to bring an ordinance to benefit minority-run educational institutions. That the HRD ministry is contemplating to bring an ordinance comes in the wake of the assurances given by HRD minister Arjun Singh in the first meeting of the national monitoring committee on minority education held last month where he had said that the government would be working towards affiliating minority professional institutions to the Central universities. The proposed ordinance would seek a special status for minority educational institutions along with greater autonomy, sources said. The ordinance, which is expected to give protection to such institutions by affiliating them to the Central universities, would be taken to the Union Cabinet for approval. The step is being considered to be a follow-up to the UFA government's proposal
egarding minority education in the CMP. It can be mentioned that it has been pledged in the CMP that the "UPA government will amend the Constitution to establish a Commission for Minority Educational Institutions that will provide direct affiliation for minority, professional institutions to Central universities." (Asian Age 27.9.04) 29 TH September Vocational courses in school syllabus under study (11) BHOPAL, SEPT. 28. Serious thought is being given in Madhya Pradesh for making the syllabus at the High School level more flexible by introducing special vocational courses that can be incorporated as full-fledged subjects along with those being taught in schools. A senior bureaucrat, involved in the decision-making process at the highest level, expressed the view that major steps would have to be taken to overhaul the school education system. He said "it is unfortunate that we have continued to retain a system of education where almost 75 per cent of the students fail to clear the tenth class examination conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education every year". "The number of those who fail to clear the Class X examination is massive. Therefore, it is obvious that those rejected through the formal examination system would constitute the majority of our electorate," he added. Last year, only 25.88 per cent students could pass the Class X examination conducted by the State Board. This year, 29.19 per cent students could clear the examination. (The Hindu 29.9.04) 30 TH September In Modi’s Gujarat, Hitler is a textbook hero (11) Ahmedabad: Gandhi is not so great, but Hitler is. Welcome to high school education in Narendra Modi's Gujarat where authors of social studies textbooks published by the Gujarat State Board of School Textbooks have found faults with the freedom movement and glorified Fascism and Nazism. While a Class VIII student is taught 'negative aspects' of Gandhi's non-cooperation movement, the Class X social studies textbook has chapters on 'Hitler, the Supremo' and 'Internal Achievements of Nazism'. The Class book presents a frighteningly uncritical picture of Fascism and Nazism. The strong national pride that both these phenomena generated, the efficiency in the bureaucracy and the administration and other 'achievements' are detailed, but pogroms against Jews and atrocities against trade unionists, migrant labourers, and any section of people who did not fit the holocaust. The section 'Ideology of Nazism' reads "Hitler lent dignity and prestige to the German government within a short time by establishing a strong administrafive set up. Times of India 30.9.04) Historians lash out at Sangh Parivar (11) New Delhi, Sept. 29: Moving ahead towards an agenda for secular education, eminent Leftoriented historians and academics, at a seminar in the capital on Wednesday, lashed out at the Sangh Parivar. They pointed out the damaging effects of the saffron agenda pursued during the previous regime of the BJP-led NDA government. The history text book controversy and the "saffron agenda" pursued by the previous government once again came up for discussion with well-known historians like Prof. Satish Chandra and Prof. Arjun Dev. They asserted the need to prepare books that present a "holistic" picture of India and encourage a critical approach in education. The seminar was organised by Anhad, a non-governmental organisation. Speaking on the theme "Towards An Agenda For Secular Education," the historians criticised the previous BJP-led NDA government for attempts to include astrology in university syllabus and saffronise education, saying that such attempts "would weaken the natural ethos of the society." Writer and historian, Prof. Satish Chandra said, "Our education should incorporate all values of life but the saffron brigade is bent upon teaching only Hindutva. The agenda of education should be rationalism, pluralism and human rights," he asserted. Commenting on what kind of history should be read, he said, (Asian Age 30.9.04) Cabinet okays education quota paneL for minorities (11) New Delhi: Taking a step towards setting up quotas in educational institutions for socially and economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved formation of a national commission to examine the issue. TOI in its edition
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