Shiksha Samachar: Financial Assistance to NGOs by Maulana Azad Education Foundation

Financial Assistance to NGOs by Maulana Azad Education Foundation
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The Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) under its grant-in-aid scheme has
provided financial assistance amounting to Rs. 22.58 crore to 169
non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country during 2010-11 & 2011-12.

This includes an amount of Rs. 10.29 crore provided to 83 NGOs in the State of
Uttar Pradesh during the same period. Giving this information in written reply
to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Vincent H. Pala, Minister of State
for Minority Affairs, said that MAEF does not provide any financial assistance
to Madarasas. The Minister informed the House that financial assistance to
Madarasas is provided by the Ministry of Human Resource Development under the
Scheme for Promotion of Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM) and Infrastructure
Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI).
Ref Surce (KKP/sl)Press Information Bureau,Government of India. Ministry of
Minority Affairs
26-April-2012