Maharashtra rolls out Deradicalisation Programme in wake of IS threat

February 4, 2016

Maharashtra Government has rolled out Deradicalisation Programme for the minority community to counter both home-grown extremism and the global Islamic State (IS) threat.
The plan has been chalked out by the State Home Department that includes a 50-point socio-economic strategy.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has approved the proposal in this regard and also has passed a government resolution on it.
Key features of Programme

Aims to bringing youth especially from the minority community into the mainstream and make coordinated efforts and policies in different 13 sectors for their empowerment.
It also seeks to create an environment of solidarity and trust among the minority community and envisages that various government schemes to reach out to them.
It includes opening of vyayam shalas in minority areas, making National Cadet Corps (NCC), Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG) compulsory in minority schools.
It also has provisions for setting up an independent media outlet in order to deliver ‘mainstream thoughts and values’ to the minority youth.
Plans to teach religious texts from all sects in minority schools and teaching merits of democratic states and demerits of dictatorships as a separate chapter in the Urdu textbooks.
Under it, Urdu language will be taught in 300 Marathi schools. 5 minority areas will be also developed as urban smart clusters.

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