The basic problem of the minorities is educational and economic backwardness. In order to overcome this problem the Government of Telangana has formulated few schemes for the socio-economic and educational development of the minorities based on a socio-economic survey of the minorities conducted by Osmania University. The Minorities Welfare Department. Government of Telangana was kind enough to identify Osmania University as the nodal agency to implement projects for the development of the education of the minorities in the State. Osmania University established the Centre for Educational Development of Minorities at Nizam College in 1994.
The Centre is implementing the following two major projects sponsored by the State Government since 1994.