Modi govt announces scholarships for minority students: Is BJP trying to indulge in minority appeasement?

PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government announced scholarships for five crore students from minority communities, including 50 per cent girls, in the next five years. Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday told media that the scholarships will be provided for pre-matric, post-matric, and professional and technical course studies.

The announcement came after the 112th governing body and 65th general body meetings of Maulana Azad Education Foundation at Antyodaya Bhawan in New Delhi.