No proposal for religion-based reservation: Arjun
The Centre today said there was no proposal before it to provide reservation on the basis of religion.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Centre today said there was no proposal before it to provide reservation on the basis of religion.
"The central government has not taken any decision on the reservation on religious basis," HRD Minister Arjun Singh told reporters when asked to comment on Home Minister Shivraj Patil's observation that the government favours reservation for minorities in educational institutions.
Singh, who chaired a meeting of the National Monitoring Committee for Minority Education (NMCME) to review the progress of minorities' education, also announced a committee headed by Minister of State for HRD M A A Fatmi to go into the progress in the field of education on the basis of Sachar Committee recommendations.
Addressing a conference of the State Minorities Commission here, Patil said earlier today that reservation has been provided for Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes in educational institutions and government jobs and now there is a demand from minorities also.
"The government is looking into these aspects without coming to the final conclusion," he added.
Observing that he was not aware of in what context Patil had made the remarks, Singh said there was no decision taken by the central government to provide reservation on the basis of religion.
Asked whether the government would provide reservation to minorities in educational institutions, he said they would be considered under the OBC quota but for "minorities alone, there is no proposal".
"The central government has not taken any decision on the reservation on religious basis," HRD Minister Arjun Singh told reporters when asked to comment on Home Minister Shivraj Patil's observation that the government favours reservation for minorities in educational institutions.
Singh, who chaired a meeting of the National Monitoring Committee for Minority Education (NMCME) to review the progress of minorities' education, also announced a committee headed by Minister of State for HRD M A A Fatmi to go into the progress in the field of education on the basis of Sachar Committee recommendations.
Addressing a conference of the State Minorities Commission here, Patil said earlier today that reservation has been provided for Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes in educational institutions and government jobs and now there is a demand from minorities also.
"The government is looking into these aspects without coming to the final conclusion," he added.
Observing that he was not aware of in what context Patil had made the remarks, Singh said there was no decision taken by the central government to provide reservation on the basis of religion.
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Asked whether the government would provide reservation to minorities in educational institutions, he said they would be considered under the OBC quota but for "minorities alone, there is no proposal".
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