“Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme and Nalanda Project” launched

• Shri K Rahman Khan, the union Minister of Minority Affairs launched two new initiatives here today for the welfare of Minorities. 
• The twin initiatives are Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme, and Nalanda Project, a Faculty Development Program for Minorities’ Higher Educational Institutions.
• Under the Maulana Azad Sehat scheme, “Sehat Card” would be issued to every student of the Institution financially aided by MAEF.
• A Dispensary/Health Care Centre is to be set up in the educational institutions (School) to provide daily medical facilities to the students studying in the educational institutions funded/aided by MAEF.
• Preventive Health Check-up Camps would be organized by the Institute twice in a year, through Government/Private Hospitals/Nursing Homes.
• In exceptional and deserving cases for serious ailments, the poor students belonging to notified minorities would be provided financial assistance for treatment in Government/Recognized Hospitals.
• Serious ailments of Kidney, Heart, Liver, Cancer and Brain or any other life threatening diseases including Knee surgery and Spinal surgery would be covered.

About Nalanda Project- a Faculty Development Program for Minorities’ Higher Educational Institutions.

• Objective: To help faculty learn new ways to achieve excellence and to grow as faculty members.
• Supported by Aligarh Muslim University, a premier Minority University of world fame.
• Faculty development includes education, collaboration, resources and support.
• Faculty development is an essential element of institutional effectiveness in higher education. It has become a priority at many academic institutions as a way to improve the quality of academic programs and to respond to emerging faculty, student, program and industry needs.
• Faculty who engage in professional development experiences benefit also in terms of increased vitality, informed pedagogy, teaching innovations and scholarly teaching.
• Benefit: Through educational programs and workshops, faculty can learn the skills necessary to reach excellence in a changing academic environment.