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Implement programmes for the education of minorities
Promised in the manifesto
Programmes for minority education will be implemented.
From the manifesto: Aram (Virtue) › 2. Dignified Life and Social Security › C. Minority Welfare, see page 20
Where it standsFirst steps
First steps taken on 13 Oct 2026.
The government began work on minority education programmes by extending the overseas scholarship application deadline for Muslim students.
So far
Extension of the overseas scholarship application deadline for Muslim minority students
Not yet seen
Programmes for other minority groups and broader educational initiatives remain to be seen.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 13 Oct 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 22730
- The deadline to apply for the overseas scholarship for Muslim minority students has been extended to 09.11.2026.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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