The Telangana government has come under criticism for excluding Muslims from key educational bodies. The state recently constituted the Telangana Education Commission and a high-powered committee to draft the education policy, but both panels lack Muslim representation.
The policy committee, chaired by senior educationist Keshav Rao with Education Department Secretary Dr. Yogita Rana as member-convener, has been asked to review the NEP 2020 and submit its recommendations by Oct. 30. The chairman has been given the authority to induct experts, but no minority representatives have been included so far.
On Sep. 4, 2024, the Telangana Education Commission was formed with retired IAS officer A. Murali as chairman. Members include retired Osmania University professor T.L. Vishveshwar Rao, Dr.C.N. Venkatesh, and K. Jyosna Shiva Reddy. Later, on Aug. 29, 2025, the government set up another committee to prepare the education roadmap under the “Telangana Rising 2047 Vision Document.”
Meanwhile, three new members were appointed to the Telangana Public Service Commission – C.K Reddy, IPS officer Vishwaprasad, and Prof.Kashmikant Rathore, increasingthe panel’sstrength to 10,while only one Muslim member, Amirullah Khan, remains on the panel.
Educated Muslims have expressed concern over the lack of representation, pointing out that minorities remain backward in education despite the government’s claims of working for their progress.