One Urdu teacher each will be appointed in every school where the number of minority students is 10 or more, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has said.
Addressing a meeting of Pradesh Congress Committee's minority cell here yesterday, Rawat said every school across the state where the number of minority students is at least 10 will get an Urdu teacher soon.
Reiterating his government's commitment to minority welfare, he said creation of an Urdu translator's post is also under serious consideration. Several steps have been taken by the state government for the welfare of minorities including promotion of Madrasa education under which a number of Madrasas in the state have been given recognition.
A three-year action plan has been worked out to erect walls around graveyards in the state, he said.
He promised to provide better facilities to pilgrims visiting Hemkund Sahib, a famous Sikh shrine located in the Himalayas in the Garhwal region.
The Chief Minister also said that a five-year action plan has been prepared for the rehabilitation of Van Gujjars.