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Concerns over reduction in budget allocation of welfare

AIMMM president Mr. Feroze Ahmad Advocate said that Nirmala Sitharaman has disappointed the minority communities New Delhi: All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat, the only confederation of Muslim organizations and personalities of eminence, expressed concerns over the complete neglect of the minority communities in the general budget and said that even during the budget speech, no mention has been made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman about the development of minorities. AIMMM president Mr. Feroze Ahmad Advocate said that the National Democratic Alliance government presented its eleventh full budget in a row. During the general election and even before the budget presentation the unemployment, inequality and inflation were the major issues that have also impacted the results of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. When we talk about budget allocation for marginalized communities such as Minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Disable Persons, gender and children, the situation is not encouraging in this budget as well as Dr. Jawed Alam Khan, member of the organization and expert of the socio-economic affairs said “there is no serious efforts has been made to address the inflation and unemployment related challenges in this budget. AIMMM emphasizes that despite the low development indicators of minorities, there was a drastic decline of 38 per cent in the previous year’s budget (a decrease of Rs 1,913 crore from 2022-23) for the MoMA. For the last few years, MoMA has not been able to utilise funds against the BE. The ministry spent Rs 3,998.57 crore out of the BE of Rs 5,029.10 crore and Rs 4,325.24 crore out of Rs 4,810.77 crore in 2020-21 and 2021-22, respectively. Actual expenditure of Rs 802.69 crore was incurred out of the Rs 5,020.50 crore outlay in 2022-23. When we talk about budget allocation for marginalized communities such as Minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Disable Persons, gender and children, the situation is not very encouraging in this budget.  It is recommended that the total budget allocation for MoMA should be significantly increased, given the level of deprivation in the educational attainment of minorities. All the scholarship schemes should be made demand-driven, along with additional financial resources to enhance unit costs and revision in the eligibility criterion related parental income. The schemes which have been discontinued should be revived. Under the 15 Point Programme, resource allocation should be made in line with the diverse needs of minority communities across different sectors.

 فلاح و بہبود اور تعلیم کے بجٹ میں تخفیف پر اظہار تشویش 

عام بجٹ میں اقلیتوں کو نظر انداز کرنے پر صدر مشاورت فیروز احمد ایڈوکیٹ کااحتجاج،2022-23میں اقلیتی وزارت کی بند کی گئی اسکیموں کو دوبارہ بحال کا مطالبہ نئی دہلی: آل انڈیا مسلم مجلس مشاورت کے قومی صدرجناب فیروز احمد ایڈوکیٹ نے عام بجٹ میں اقلیتی طبقہ کو پوری طرح نظر انداز کیے جانے پر عدم اطمینان کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ بجٹ تقریر کے دوران وزیر خزانہ نرملا سیتا رمن نے اقلیتوں کے ترقی سے متعلق کوئی ذکر نہیں کیا ہے۔ اقلیتوں کے لئے مجموعی بجٹ 3183 کروڑ روپے مختص کیا گیا ہے جوکہ عبوری بجٹ کے برابر ہے۔ عبوری بجٹ پیش کرنے کے دوران وزارت برائے اقلیتی امور کا مجموعی بجٹ پہلے ہی کم کر 3183 کروڑ روپے ہوگیا تھا جوکہ مالی سال2022-23 میں 5020 کروڑ روپے تھا۔ جبکہ مشاورت کے رکن اور ماہر اقتصادیات جناب ڈاکٹر جاوید عالم خان نے اس سلسلے میں کہا کہ بجٹ تخفیف کے بارے میں مرکزی وزارت برائے خزانہ کا یہ کہنا تھاکہ ضلعی اور صوبوں کے سطح پر نافذ کی جارہی اسکیمیں بہتر ڈھنگ سے مختص بجٹ خرچ نہیں کر پارہی ہیں،اسی لئے مرکزی وزارت برائے اقلیتی امور کے بجٹ میں تخفیف کی گئی ہے۔ دراصل مجموعی بجٹ تخفیف کی اہم وجہ کئی ساری اقلیتی اسکیموں کو بند کردینا ہے جیسے کہ پری میٹرک اسکالرشپ جو پہلے درجہ 1 سے 10 تک دی جارہی تھی وہ اب 9 اور 10 کے طلباء کو ہی فراہم کی جارہی ہے۔ مدرسہ جدید کاری اسکیم، مولانا آزاد فیلوشپ، نئی اڑان اور مولانا آزاد فاؤنڈیشن کو مکمل طور سے بند کردیا گیا ہے۔ ان ساری وجوہات کی بنا پر اقلیتی امور کی وزارت کا بجٹ 2022-23 کے مقابلے تقریباً 40 فیصد کم ہوگیاہے۔   صدر مشاورت نے کہا ہے کہ اقلیتی طبقے کو یہ امید تھی کہ 23 جولائی کو مکمل بجٹ پیش کرنے کے وقت مرکزی وزیر خزانہ اپنی تقریر میں ملک کے عوام کے سامنے 2047 تک ہندوستان کو’وکست بھارت‘ بنانے کا ایجنڈا ضرور پیش کریں گی لیکن ’وکست بھارت‘ کے اعلانات میں ملک کی کل آبادی میں 20 فیصد اقلیتی طبقے کی ترقی کے بارے میں کوئی ذکر نہیں کیا گیا ہے اور اقلیتوں کے بجٹ کا تناسب مجموعی بجٹ میں اس سال مزید  کم ہو کر.06 0فیصد سے بھی کم ہوگیا ہے۔ اس بجٹ سے یہ بھی ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ حکومت اقلیتوں کو’وکست بھارت‘ کی مہم میں شامل کرنے میں زیادہ دلچسپی نہیں رکھتی ہے۔ اقلیتوں اور خصوصاً مسلمانوں کی تعلیمی اور اقتصادی پسماندگی کو دیکھتے ہوئے وزارت برائے اقلیتی امور کے بجٹ میں اضافہ کرکے دلتوں اور آدی واسیوں کے مختص بجٹ کے برابر رکھنا ضروری ہے۔ صدر مشاورت جناب فیروز احمد ایڈو کیٹ نے مطالبہ کیا کہ2022-23 میں اقلیتی وزارت کی جن اسکیموں کو بند کیا گیا تھا ان کو فی الفور بحال کرنی کی اشدضرورت ہے۔ اسکالرشپ اسکیموں میں اہلیت، مالی تعاون کی مقدار اور کوٹہ یا اسکالرشپ کے نمبرات میں 2008 سے کوئی تبدیلی نہیں کی گئی ہے اس لیے اس میں مزید اصلاح کی ضرورت ہے۔ وزیراعظم کے 15 نکاتی پروگرام کو دلتوں اور آدی واسیوں کیلئے چلائے جارہے سب پلان کے طرز پر شروعات کی گئی تھی لیکن اس کے نفاذ کی صورتحال بہت خراب ہے۔ لہٰذا 15 نکاتی پروگرام کے بہتر نفاذ کیلئے مختص بجٹ میں اضافہ اور مانیٹرنگ کو بہتر بنانے کی ضرورت ہے۔

Appeal Against the biased Order of Inquiry and Intervention in Madrasahs by the state government of Uttar Pradesh and the Child Rights Commission of India

Date:26th July 2024 To, Madam Draupadi Murmu The Hon’ble President of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi – 110004 Subject: Appeal Against the biased Order of Inquiry and Intervention in Madrasahs by the state government of Uttar Pradesh and the Child Rights Commission of India Respected Hon’ble Madam President, On behalf of the members of All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the only confederation of Muslim organizations and personalities of eminence, I take the privilege of writing to you with a deep sense of concern regarding the recent directives issued by the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh and the Child Rights Protection Commission of India to inquire into the functioning of Madrasahs in the state of Uttar Pradesh and transition their students to government schools. The directive also says, “the Hindu Students should not be there”. This directive, we believe, is an unwarranted and unconstitutional interference in the religious and educational rights of the Muslim minority community. The right to establish and administer educational institutions of our choice is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India. This provision ensures that minorities, whether based on religion or language, have the absolute right to establish and administer educational institutions to preserve and transmit their heritage, culture, and religion to their children. Madrasahs play a crucial role in the holistic development of Muslim children, providing not only religious education but also contributing to their moral and ethical upbringing and literacy rate of the nation. The institutions have integrated modern education curricula, ensuring that their students receive a balanced Universal Elementary education. The sudden and unilateral move to transition students to government schools disregards the efforts and contributions of these institutions and violates the community’s right to educate their children in accordance with their religious beliefs. This system of free education committed to weaker section of the community, which came into existence by self-determined social responsibility of Muslims, has been rendering valuable services to the nation for more than a thousand years, and a large part of it is also a big and unparallel successful example of Public Private Partnership. Right now, according to the latest analysis of available data, more than one crore male and female pupils are studying in the madrasas across the country and lakhs of them are in the state of UP. This institution of learning (Madrasahs) carries the burden of early leaning of the Children of the nation without any cost and any kind of discrimination. There are a massive number of children admitted to Madrasahs from weaker sections of other communities from the remote areas of the country. The central government SPQEM reports find that there is the children’s attendance visibly more than government schools and teachers are more punctual, responsible and attention paying to the students. It is pertinent to mention that overwhelming number of students enrolled in the Madrasahs are not only from the BPL families, but they also are admitted due to non-availability of the government primary schools in the immediate neighborhood. Similarly, thousands of Muslim and other religion children study in Vedic Pathshalas, Shishu Mandir and Christian missionary schools. Only targeting the Madrasahs is exposing the intention. The education system of the state is very poor, more than 100 Shiksha Mitras have committed suicide due to non-payment of salary. Targeting the Madrassas will have very bad effects on the state of education in the state. There are a massive number of part-time informal learning centers in the country, out or in the premises of Masjids, the government of Uttar Pradesh is spreading sensation by counting them as madrasahs. Children of these institutes are also admitted to local schools / formal institutes as well as big seminaries (Darul-uloom) give them admission after completion of primary education (UEE). A best example of the contribution of these institutions in the field of education is Kerala, which has the highest position in the country in terms of health care, poverty alleviation and basic education in the Social Development Index, and UNICEF and the WHO place first the state for Child Care. In achieving this, the contributions of these informal part-time learning centers are considered very important. The states should seek their cooperation and not harass them unconstitutionally, while the Right to Education Act has bound the Center and the states to provide quality education to the children in the educational institutions of their choice and Religious Learning are protected by the law. We would like to highlight the following points for your kind consideration: Constitutional Rights: The directive undermines Article 30(1) which guarantees minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. This act can be perceived as an attempt to erode the educational autonomy of the Muslim community. Inclusive Development: The government’s focus should be on enhancing the quality of education across all types of institutions, including Madrasahs, rather than dismantling them. Constructive engagement with Madrasah authorities to ensure quality education would be a more inclusive and effective approach. Therefore, we earnestly request your esteemed office to intervene in this matter and direct the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw the said directive. We urge you to safeguard the constitutional rights of the Muslim minority and ensure that the principles of justice, equality, and secularism are upheld. We are confident that under your leadership, the rights and freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution will be protected, ensuring that all communities can coexist and contribute to the nation’s progress in harmony. With warm personal regards Yours sincerely, Sd- Feroz Ahmad, Advocate  President All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat

Legal Notice to Mohammad Sulaiman to stop impersonating as Vice President of AIMMM & claiming to be Professor.

Date: 18th July 2024 Mr. Mohammad Sulaiman Sahab 88/178, Chaman Ganj, Shafiabad Kanpur – 208 001(U.P.) Dear Sulaiman Sahab It has come to our knowledge that since last one months, you have been indulging in claiming to be Vice-President of All India Muslim Majlis -e- Mushawarat (AIMMM) launched in 1964 and issuing statements to press impersonating as its Vice-President. In the last elections of the AIMMM held in 2022-2023 for the tenure of 2023-2027, in which you had yourself participated as a voter, a new team the office bearers were elected in which the eligible voters of AIMMM elected me as president along with 25 members of the Markazi Majlis-e-Amla of AIMMM and there is no provision of elections of any office bearers other than for these 26 posts. You are fully aware that the constitution of AIMMM clearly gives power under Article 8 2(a) to the president to appoint the other office bearers, including the vice president. After assuming charge of the office of AIMMM on 2nd April 2023, the undersigned has appointed 3 Vice Presidents, Maulana Asghar Ali Imam Mehdi Salfi (Ameer, Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Hind), Mr. E.T. Basheer Mohammad M.P (Muslim League) and Mrs. Abeda Inamdar (Educationist from Pune). Subsequently, again on dated 11.11.2023, exercising my powers to appoint vice president, I appointed Mr. Navaid Hamid as the fourth vice president. You were never appointed as any of the office bearer of All India Muslim Majlis -e- Mushawarat, and your impersonation as Vice-President is not only unethical but also illegal, which can invite civil and criminal proceeding against the fraudulent claim. It is pertinent to mention that you are also impersonating yourself as Professor to impress upon the common people for your wrongful gain, when you had never been Professor at any point of time with any university. It appears that you are intentionally and deliberately impersonating your self in different manner for your wrongful gain. You are requested to respond within 15 days as to why civil as well as criminal proceeding are not initiated against you beside disciplinary proceeding as per Dastoor of the Organisation. You are also advised to publicly apologize for your unethical acts with clear clarifications that you don’t hold any office post in All India Muslim Majlis -e- Mushawarat and you are not a Professor. Sd- Feroze Ahmad Advocate President, AIMMM