The government has decided to open more branches of public sector banks in areas with high concentration of Muslims.
Financial institutions will be required to promote micro-finance among minorities and public sector banks will have to "maintain reasons" for rejection of loan requests from members of such communities, an official statement about the government's decisions on the Sachar committee report said.
The RBI too, it added, will maintain district-wise and bank-wise data regarding disposal of applications on its Website. Credit flow to minorities, including Muslims, would also be monitored regularly.
The data can be accessed under the right to information act, it said.
As part of moves for educational uplift of community, the government said priority would be given to opening secondary and senior secondary schools in areas with Muslim concentration.
Block institutes of teacher education will be set up to impart pre-service and in-service training to primary, upper primary and secondary-level teachers in such areas with additional allocation for women's hostels in schools and universities, the statement said.
The government also decided to address the question of equivalent qualifications from madrasas for subsequent access to higher education.
It announced that three separate scholarship schemes, one for technical education, for students belonging to minority communities would be introduced.
Financial institutions will be required to promote micro-finance among minorities and public sector banks will have to "maintain reasons" for rejection of loan requests from members of such communities, an official statement about the government's decisions on the Sachar committee report said.
The RBI too, it added, will maintain district-wise and bank-wise data regarding disposal of applications on its Website. Credit flow to minorities, including Muslims, would also be monitored regularly.
The data can be accessed under the right to information act, it said.
As part of moves for educational uplift of community, the government said priority would be given to opening secondary and senior secondary schools in areas with Muslim concentration.
Block institutes of teacher education will be set up to impart pre-service and in-service training to primary, upper primary and secondary-level teachers in such areas with additional allocation for women's hostels in schools and universities, the statement said.
The government also decided to address the question of equivalent qualifications from madrasas for subsequent access to higher education.
It announced that three separate scholarship schemes, one for technical education, for students belonging to minority communities would be introduced.