Minorities Commission to look into scholarship delays

The Karnataka State Minorities Commission will shortly maintain a gathering with officers from the Minority Development Corporation and Directorate of Minorities and resolve the difficulty regarding delay in cost of scholarship for minority neighborhood college students finding out engineering, drugs and different skilled programs, stated the chairman of the fee Abdul Azeem on Monday.

Talking to reporters right here, Mr. Azeem stated a number of college students from the minority neighborhood have personally met him and complained in regards to the delay within the launch of scholarship. Some college students have filed complaints with the fee.

“I will shortly call a meeting of officials from the corporation and the directorate. The commission will try to resolve the issue by rectifying errors that have delayed the release of the scholarship amount,” he stated. Mr. Azeem stated college students doing their doctoral research and M.Phil have reported in regards to the reduce in grants and he has introduced this to the discover of the State authorities.

Mr. Azeem stated with the shortfall in income, the State authorities was discovering it laborious to present funds for improvement and welfare programmes associated to minorities.

He stated he would maintain a gathering subsequent month in Mangaluru to evaluation implementation of Prime Minister’s 15-point programme for minority welfare in Dakshina Kannada. The programme covers housing, schooling, hostel and several other different sectors. “I will hold a detailed review next month,” he stated.

Mr. Azeem stated he has written to State authorities to appoint trustworthy, environment friendly and people-friendly cops to Dakshina Kannada and different communally delicate areas of the State. Mr. Azeem, a retired police officer himself, expressed the necessity to root out corruption within the administrative arrange.