According to Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar, the number of Muslim students enrolled in higher education institutions climbed to 19.22 lakh in 2020-21 from 17.39 lakh in 2016–17.
According to him, the number of Muslim instructors dramatically increased from 67,215 in 2016–17 to 86,314 in 2020–21.
In response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, the minister provided data from the All India Survey on Higher Education, 2020–21.
‘As per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-21, the enrolment of Muslim students has increased to 19.22 lakh in 2020-21 from 17.39 lakh in 2016-17. The number of teachers from the Muslim community has shown (a) significant increase to 86,314 in 2020-21 from 67,215 in 2016-17, as reported under AISHE, 2020-21,’ he said.
‘The government is encouraging minority students through various initiatives,’ Sarkar added.
He revealed that students from six designated minority communities — Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, and Zoroastrian — across the nation can participate in three educational empowerment programmes that are implemented by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
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