Hyderabad, March 10 : Al-Beruni Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (ACSSEIP) of Maulana Azad National Urdu University has adopted Aloor village in Rangareddy district of Telangana as part of its Inclusion Advocacy Programme (IAP).
The Centre made a pilot study in December 2020 and conducted a two-day camp in the village on March 8 and 9.
According to Afroz Alam, Director, ACSSEIP, as part of this initiative the Centre’s team visited Government Primary school (Telugu medium) and a Government High School (Urdu medium) and sensitised the teachers and students about the need of inclusive education.
A meeting was also conducted with Gram Panchayat officers including Ward Members, Panchayat Secretary and Village Sarpanch regarding numerous initiatives of the central and State governments.
Their active involvement was sought in making village residents aware of various schemes meant for the welfare of marginalised communities like SC, ST, OBC and minorities including schemes like Kalyana Lakshmi/Shaadi Mubarak, Overseas Scholarship Scheme, pre & post-metric scholarships, Self-Employment programmes linked with the Banks’ financial support and vocational training programmes.
The team also engaged with almost 100 residents, mostly downtrodden belonging to Dalit and Muslim community.
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