Every educational trust or society that seeks minority status now muct register themselves with the NITI Aayog as an NGO.
The new rule, which was introduced on March 1, by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) says "all petitioners will have to submit unique ID as given by the NITI Aayog portal NGO Darpan regardless of whether they are seeking government aid or not," reported The Telegraph.
Any institution, after obtaining the minority status certificate, can admit the students from its community. Neither the policy of reservation on admission can be enforced by the State nor any quota or percentage of admissions can be carved out to be appropriate by the State in a minority education institution.
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While a previous chariman of the commission termed the notice "unconstitutional" while talking to the paper, many think that this would discourage the minorities from setting up institutions.
"If a minority institution is not taking any funds from the central or state governments, there is no need to seek any unique ID of the Niti Aayog," the former chairman of NCMEI was quoted as saying to the paper.
Since its inception in 2004, the minority education commission has awarded minority status certificates to nearly 13,000 institutions in the country. However, till now, the commission had not asked any applicant to register with Darpan, the report added.
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Article 30 of the Constitution clearly states that "all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice".
