Maharashtra rolled out de-radicalisation programme for the minority community
Q. To tackle radicalization by IS, the Maharashtra government has rolled out a de-radicalization plan. Which of the following is/are a part of it?
1) Start National Cadet Corps (NCC), Bharat Scouts and Guides (BS&G) in minority schools
2) Starting vyayam shala in minority schools.
3) Teach all religious texts in minority schools- Published on 08 Feb 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. All the above
ANSWER: All the above
- Maharashtra has rolled out a deradicalisation programme for the minority community.
- Setting up an independent media outlet to deliver ‘mainstream thoughts and values’ to the minority youth in the State.
- The plan aims to create an environment of solidarity and trust among the minority, and envisages different departments undertaking various schemes to reach out to the minority, implement a scheme a year, while setting aside 15% of their funds for the same.
- As per the government resolution on ‘deradicalisation of youth and preserving communal amity’, the State Education Department will launch a mid-day meal scheme in Urdu schools, provide textbooks at subsidised rates, and teach Urdu as optional subject in 300 Marathi shalas (schools).
- Teaching merits of democratic States and demerits of dictatorships as a separate chapter in the Urdu textbooks.
- Muslim scholars have already criticised the efforts to label the community as radicalised.
- The State Home Department has rolled out a 50-point socio-economic strategy with the aim of ‘bringing youth of the minority community into the mainstream’ and making coordinated efforts and policies in 13 sectors, including education, sports, urban planning, law and order, skill development, women and child, social justice, and health.
- Developing 5 minority areas in Mumbai as urban smart clusters
