Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Announces Measures to Boost Muslim Women's Education
Tamil Nadu Minister A.M. Shah Jahan announced new help for Muslim girls and women.
Girls in Classes I to VIII already receive Rs.
1,000 each year.
From this year, girls in Classes IX and X will receive Rs.
2,000 each year.
The program is expected to help 41,384 girls.
The government will also pay approved college fees for Muslim women.
A separate college for Muslim women will be built in Chennai.
The state will train 10,000 minority-community members for jobs and self-employment over four years.
It will also build community centres in five districts for public and family events.
Minorities Welfare Minister A.M. Shah Jahan announced new measures to encourage education among Muslim women and girls.
Muslim girls in Classes IX and X will receive Rs. 2,000 annually, benefiting 41,384 students.
The government will pay prescribed college fees for Muslim women in government, aided and self-financing colleges.
A separate college for Muslim women will be established in Chennai.
The state plans to train 10,000 minority-community members for self-employment and build community centres in five districts.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Minorities Welfare Minister A.M. Shah Jahan announced the measures for Muslim girls, women and minority communities.
- What
- The announcements include school assistance, payment of college fees, a separate college for Muslim women, self-employment training and community centres.
- When
- The announcements were made on Thursday; some assistance begins this year, while the employment training is planned over the next four years.
- Where
- The measures apply in Tamil Nadu, including a proposed college in Chennai and community centres in Cuddalore, Mayiladhuthurai, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Krishnagiri.
- Why
- The measures are intended to encourage Muslim girls' education, increase Muslim women's access to higher education, support self-employment and provide community facilities.
- Minister
- A.M. Shah Jahan, Minorities Welfare Minister
- Higher-secondary assistance
- Rs. 2,000 per year for Muslim girls in Classes IX and X
- Expected beneficiaries
- 41,384 Muslim girl students
- College-fee support
- Government payment of prescribed fees for Muslim women in government, aided and self-financing colleges
- Proposed institution
- A separate college for Muslim women in Chennai
- Employment training
- 10,000 minority-community members over four years, with 2,500 trained annually
- Community centres
- Centres planned for Cuddalore, Mayiladhuthurai, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Krishnagiri