Karnataka constitutes 16-member panel to strengthen minority education and improve learning outcomes

Karnataka has formed a 16-member Minority Education Vision Group headed by Rajya Sabha MP Mansoor Ali Khan to examine educational challenges faced by minority communities and recommend measures to improve access and outcomes.

The panel will assess issues affecting minority students and educational institutions, including access to opportunities, institutional development, learning outcomes and higher education participation.

The government is expected to use the group’s recommendations while developing a broader vision for minority education and planning future policies and programs in the state.

Khan will serve as chairman of the vision group. The panel brings together government officials, educationists, academics, institutional heads, teacher trainers and experts from the education sector.

The members include CM’s financial advisor L K Atheeq, BMRCL MD P C Jaffer, MEIF Mangaluru president Umar Teekay, Shaheen Group of Institutions chief Dr Abdul Qadeer, education expert Fr Francis, DAPS Group chairperson Khalid Baig Nadvi, retired education department director Bella Shetty and teacher trainer Rukhsana Nazneen.

Other members are Azim Premji Foundation’s Rudresh, Karnatak University professor Shaukath Azim, former LEAD Group CEO Srinivasan Thimmarayan, Falcon Group of Institutions’ Abdul Subhan, educationist Aysha Farzana U T and special educator Ruksana Hassan.

The group is expected to study existing gaps in minority education and propose measures to strengthen educational opportunities for students and support the development of minority-run institutions.