West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, while attending Eid prayers at Red Road in the heart of the city, announced reservation for minorities in higher education in the state.
Banerjee said, ‘We want youth and children from minority communities to advance in studies and become doctors, engineers and professionals in different other fields’. She said that reservation of seats would be introduced in higher education from the 2014 educational curriculum.
The chief minister also announced that other avenues of business would also be made available to the minorities including opening of shops and other such small scale enterprises in the districts. Prayers were held at other mosques too, including the Nakhoda Masjid, the largest mosque in the city.
Banerjee said, ‘We want youth and children from minority communities to advance in studies and become doctors, engineers and professionals in different other fields’. She said that reservation of seats would be introduced in higher education from the 2014 educational curriculum.
The chief minister also announced that other avenues of business would also be made available to the minorities including opening of shops and other such small scale enterprises in the districts. Prayers were held at other mosques too, including the Nakhoda Masjid, the largest mosque in the city.