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40 cr Islamic Centre next on KCR radar
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who prefers 12% quota for Muslims, now wants to set up an Islamic Centre-cum-Convention Hall of international standards at a cost of Rs 40 crore on six acres of Wakf land at Manikonda in the city.
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who prefers 12% quota for Muslims, now wants to set up an Islamic Centre-cum-Convention Hall of international standards at a cost of Rs 40 crore on six acres of Wakf land at Manikonda in the city.
At a high-level review meeting on minority welfare at Pragathi Bhavan here, the Chief Minister instructed the officials concerned to prepare proper designs for the proposed centre.
He suggested that the proposed centre could be used by members of the Muslim community to conduct all their activities, programmes etc.
KCR also expressed his resolve establish an orphanage for Muslims at cost of Rs 21 crore at Anees-ul-Gubba in Nampally and signed on a file in this regard. The government has already allotted prime land of 4,000 yards for the orphanage.
The conduct of DSC to recruit Urdu teachers for Urdu schools and colleges; release of Rs 8.48 crore for the comprehensive development of the Mecca Masjid and the hike in monthly remuneration to Imams and Mauzams from Rs 1000 to Rs 1500; upgrading the Government Junior College in Falaknuma to Degree College and sanction Rs 10 crore; and setting up of IT SEZ exclusively for Muslims were among other major decisions taken at the meeting.
The Chief Minister also issued orders to release funds for the self-financing courses of 17 minority junior colleges and 4 degree colleges.
