‘Badria 100’: Rs 1 billion initiative to mark centenary of Badria institutions

Mangaluru, Oct 14: The executive committee of Muslim Educational Association (MEA) which runs Badria Educational Institutions, Mangaluru, has taken a momentous decision to embark on an ambitious Rs 100 crore expansion programme of the historic institution. Termed as ‘Badria 100’, the mega inactive also commemorates the looming centenary celebrations of the Badraia Educational Institutions.

The initiative includes a number of schemes connected to the centenary celebrations of Badria such as upgradation of all existing infrastructural facilities at its present campus at Kandak, Bunder including all classrooms, new auditorium, atrium, a new Muslim hostel, refurbishing of Badria and Faize mosque and other works as well as procuring and development of new campus of Badria with ultra modern buildings and facilities in the proximity of Mangaluru along with modern curriculum based education combined with optional religious Islamic studies with Arabic language as medium and also introduction of new academic courses as well as teacher’s training centres and programmes.

Announcing this, MEA president B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen said that ‘Badria 100’ will cover all aspects of Badria as well as encompass all sponsors from all walks of life who have great affinity for Badria especially the old students of Badria, NRIs and the general public who wish well for Badria.

He opined that this initiative will soon pitchfork Badria as one of the premium institutions in the area and make it a front runner in the educational hub of Mangaluru.

Unveiling plans to foray into professional colleges, science & other post graduate management colleges in the near future, the president said that this Badria centenary initiative will have a steering committee of which SM Rasheed will be the chairman and PC Hashir will be the convenor.

The official launching of this ambitious Rs 100 crores initiative will take place soon in the month of October-November 2015, he said and requested the public to patronize the same in the interest of education and Badria.

The vice presidents of MEA C Mahmood, Yenepoya Abdullah Kunhi and Khalid Bawa, Correspondent PCM Kunhi, Treasurer Yenepoya Mohammed Kunhi and Secretary PB Abdul Hameed will be ex-officio members of this steering committee and all other executive committee members namely Saduddeen M Salih, Dr M. Abdul Rahiman, A. Haq Assadi, Riyaz Bawa, Mansoor Ahmed (Azad), Arif Bawa, MA Mahmood, MC Yahya, Abdul Rahim Shakir, Moideen Adil, Abdul Hakeem, V Mahmood, Arshad Hussain, PB Sadique, Mohammed Haris, Abdul Gafoor, Mohammed Salihi, Nissar Fakeer Mohammed and MA Hameed will be an integral part of this novel initiative “Badria 100”. The alumni of Badria will also be a part of this initiative, he said.

Details of works lined up

1. A new large full-fledged campus for Badria in the vicinity of Mangaluru. It will be a fully integrated campus with state of the art facilities and cutting edge technologies on par with the best institutions in the area. This new campus will offer modern curriculum board education along with options in religious studies with optional Arabic language studies. It will have separate boys and girls wing as well with emphasis on moral education. This campus will be one of a kind and will be the pride of Mangaluru and Badria.

2. Setting up of professional courses college, science and post graduate management colleges in the same campus.

3. Upgradation of all existing facilities at its present campus at Kandak, Bunder including all classrooms, toilet facilities, new auditorium, open air atrium, literary and other facilities.

4. Construction of a new hostel for Muslims students and bachelors in the premises of Faize mosque.

5. Renovation and refurbishing of Badria mosque and Faize mosque.

6. Establishment of new alternate academic courses of study for all students.

7. Setting up of a training centre for teachers with several programmes for personality development.

8. Establishment of a strong department of training and placement.

Availability of funds and mode of collection

The funds for this ambitions project will be mopped up from the following sources:

1. All well meaning philanthropists who have the good of Badria in mind.

2. Donors and sponsors from all walks of life from among the general public.

3. The old students and Alumni of Badria who will form a sizable chunk of the donors and sponsors.

4. The NRI diaspora who have always stood by Badria at all times.

Mode of collection:

A widely publicized appeal released in all media channels asking for donations/sponsors for this purpose mentioning all bank details, IFS code of a ‘Badria upgradation a/c” which is opened in a nationalised bank for this purpose. The donors/sponsors will be able to directly transfer the funds to this bank account. There will be a panel of executive committee members and eminent engineers to monitor the effective usage of these funds.

All donations, contributions towards “Badria 100” is solicited and asked for. One may send all his contributions by cheque/D.D in favour of “Badria upgradation a/c”. One can also transfer money to this account by cash/electronically as per details given below. In case you are transferring electronically or by cash, kindly SMS your name and address and the details of amount sent to 9845774433 or email to [email protected] so that the committee could reconcile accounts and issue a receipt for the same.

The president and members of MEA has urged all the philanthropists to come forward generously and be a part of this novel initiative of Badria called ‘Badria 100’.

ACCOUNT DETAILS
Account Name: Badria Upgradation | Account No: 005401000002387 | IFSC code: IOBA0000054 |Account type: Current A/c | Bank address: Indian Overseas Bank | Bunder branch (0054), 41/1 | Mangaluru