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Assam govt proposes setting up of minority university

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Guwahati: The Assam government has sent a proposal to the Centre for setting up a university for minorities, who constitute about 30 per cent of the state’s population.

“The proposal was made to Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal recently and he has assured us about looking into the issue,” state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

The proposal was put before Sibal during the recent meeting of education ministers in New Delhi, he said.

If the proposal is given the go-ahead, Assam would have a university on the lines of Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia, which have been granted the status of minority university.

“Institutions like AMU and Jamia have set up standards of excellence in education,” Sarma said.

Besides, Assam has also demanded the Centre to provide financial assistance to state universities. (PTI)

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