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What perhaps is better news is that the scholarship amounts may be revised and could double. NCERT will also give a window period of one year between each course to the students. "The aim is to extend as much help as we can to these students. Not everyone may benefit but then, if it helps even a few, the objective would be reached," added Jain. Amen. (Times of India 29.12.04) 30 th Dec In Joshi’s absence, History Cong loses its sting (11) BAREILLY, DECEMBER 29: THERE was a wave of support for HRD Minister Arjun Singh at the foothills of the Himalayas, where 1,200 historians are quietly celebrating M.M. Joshi's exit from the Ministry. This is the first Indian History Congress since the return of Congress at the Centre. And as the temperature plummeted, the History Congress suddenly became a congregation dealing with cold facts. The rage against a "rampaging" BJP-led government that made it such an interesting forum for six years is a thing of the past. For the first time since 1998, the History Congress is being patronised by the Union Government. The historians did not hesitate to accept HRD funds, now that bete-noir Joshi is no longer running the show. Joshi had refused his ministry's involvement in this annual assembly of historians. Had Singh not stayed away because of the state mourning, it is likely he would have been mobbed by his Centrist and Left-of-the- Centre academic supporters. Even historian Professor Man Habib, who was moving around with his small band of admirers, said: "Historians would definitely congratulate Singh for the volume of work (read detoxification) done by him". Singh's brief speech was read out at the inaugural session yesterday. It showed why he is a master in playing to a gallery of professors and researchers. He stressed the importance of the Preamble and underlined the words, secular and socialist which were music to the ears of both the Centrists and the Left. (Indian Express 30.12.04) 1 st Dec. Mulayam sees Urdu Bill through (11) LUCKNOW, NOVEMBER 30: RELATIONS between the Congress and Mulayam Singh Yadav touched a new low today, as the ruling Samajwadi Party managed to get the controversial Urdu University Bill cleared at the state Assembly, despite strong protests from allies Congress and CPI(M). The fate of the Bill is still uncertain as it has to be sent back to Governor TV Rajeshwar for approval, who has already expressed reservations about a provision in the Bill that makes a state minister a pro-chancellor for life in the university. Sources say, the Samajwadi Party is well aware that the Governor would never approve of the Bill, but it nonetheless went ahead with the agenda to give an impression to the minority community that it was due to Congress opposition that the university could not take shape. Mulayam made it clear that he was in no mood to entertain the Congress' demand for an amendment in the Bill. "The University will be built and Azam Khan will remain its lifetime pro-chancellor. We will move another Bill in the Assembly for a private university if the present exercise goes in vain," he said. (Indian Express 1.12.04) 15 th Dec Minorities education Bill draws flak New Delhi: Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday criticised the government for seeking creation of a national commission for minority educational institutions, saying that a bill for this purpose was politically motivated and aimed at appeasing Minorities. Criticising the government for not consulting all political parties on the measure, Opposition members said the move would lead to curtailment of powers of AICTE, UGC and other bodies that decide on accreditation and affiliation of institutions of higher learning. From the treasury benches, as also RJD and SP, the bill received full support with the hope that this would raise the standards of education among the minority ccommunities. The members were participating in a combined discussion on "the national commission for minority educational institutions bill" and a statutory resolution disapproving an ordinance which it seeks to replace. Initiating the debate, Bachi Singh Rawat (BJP) criticised the UFA government for not consulting the BJP, the second-largest party in the Lok Sabha, before coming out with this kind of a bill. (Times of India 15.12.04)
Bill on panel for minority bodies passed (11) New Delhi, Dec. 16: Amid a BJP walkout over "appeasement" of minorities, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill to create a national commission for minority educational institutions. The commission is meant to make it easier for minority institutions to seek affiliation with a recognised university: it will handle disputes between the university and the institution on this ssue. The bill seeks to ratify an ordinance promulgated by the United Progressive Alliance government. During the debate spread over two days, the Opposition charged the government of pushing through the egislation in a hurry, over-looking legal and procedural aspects. BJP member Bachi Singh Rawat, who moved a resolution opposing the bill, said the National Democratic Alliance did not oppose the "spirit" of the proposed legislation: minority institutions must get affiliation, But it should have been a : more considered effort, and 1 the bill should have been sent to the standing committee for scrutiny. Opposition members said the commission will dilute the powers of regulatory bodies like the University rants Commission/ Union HRD minister Arjun Singh rejected that the UGC or other institutions would be affected. He said the new commission was necessary to deal with the kind of discrimination minority education institutions had faced during the NDA term. (Asian Age 17.12.04) 21 st Dec CPI against bill on minority education now (11) New Delhi, Dec. 20: The CPI, which had supported the Minority Education Commission Bill in Lok Sabha, came out against the legislation on Monday apprehending that it could "disrupt the communal harmony in the country." On second thoughts, the CPI wanted the government to bring amendments to the legislation, which include empowering the states to take a final decision on the implementation. Incidentally, the CPI also opposed the new bill replacing Pota, accused the government of "lacking a political will to mop up domestic funds, rolling out a red carpet to * inflow of foreign direct investment." Meanwhile, the CPI(M) which too had supported the Minority Education Commission Bill in the Lok Sabha plans to oppose it in the Rajya Sabha. The CPI, which would have liked to toe the CPI(M) line cannot do so, since they do not have any member in the Upper House. Asked why did the Left support the bill in the Lok Sabha last week, a senior CPI(M) leader said, "We wanted to see the repercussion." The bill, which has been passed in the Lok Sabha, is aimed at facilitating the minority educational institutions to secure affiliation to a central university. (Asian Age 21.12.04) 22 nd Dec Nod for minority educational institutions Bill (11) NEW DELHI, DEC. 21. The Rajya Sabha today passed the Bill to constitute a National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions. The House witnessed heated exchanges as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government for taking recourse to the ordinance and eventually walked out after its proposal for referring the Bill to a select committee was rejected by a voice vote. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha last week. Replying to the discussion on the Bill, the Human Resource Development Minister, Arjun Singh, said it was not the last word because there were sensitivities and complexities involved and there were several issues on which separate sections of minorities had differing views. A beginning had to be made which was spurred by apprehensions expressed at the minority education and welfare meeting on July 6. "This two-day dialogue was attended by over 300 representatives of all minorities cutting across affiliations. The Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Government took this matter on a high priority and the dialogue was given importance as the Prime Minister himself initiated it. All fears and apprehensions of the minorities were spelt out. The dialogue also brought out gravest apprehension as for the last three to four years their rights were trampled upon by the previous Government," Mr. Singh" said. He cited two examples to buttress his point. (The Hindu 22.12.04)
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