By Mohammed Atherulla Shariff
Bengaluru, July 30: Karnataka Housing and Minority Welfare Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan said that education is the greatest asset of life.
Addressing the felicitation ceremony organized by the Directorate of Minorities here on Monday for students who have achieved distinguished success, he emphasized the important role of education in shaping the bright future of children and said that the Department of Minority Welfare has focused more on education. Out of the total budget of Rs. 3,200 crore, Rs. 1,488 crore is allocated for education, he said. The minister said that students should focus more on education.
Zameer Ahmed Khan added that under the Minority Welfare Department, stress is laid on schools and colleges to provide quality education to students. And the talented teachers should focus on this aspect. Childcare in hostels should be done properly. We will not tolerate any kind of hardship to the boarding students. He also informed that the Directorate of Minorities will sponsor all higher education expenses of the students securing 98% or more marks in the college.
Minorities Commission Chairman Nisar Ahmed, Waqf Board Chairman Anwar Basha, Urdu Academy Chairman Mohammad Ali Qazi, KMDC Chairman BK Altaf Khan participated in the event. At this point, he said the 36 students who scored above 96% marks in SSLC and PUC exams will be gifted with two-wheelers by him personally. By second week of August vehicles will be delivered at their doorsteps.
He also announced that minorities’ women colleges will be established at every district headquarters. Land has been identified at 15 places and the state Wakf Board has 45 crores for this purpose, the work will commence soon, he added.
