Uttar Pradesh Govt accepts proposal to stop grant for new madrasas: Report
The state government allotted Rs 479 crore under madrasa scheme. Of the total of 16,461 madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, only 560 get government grants.
Anu Parthiban | May 18, 2022 | 12:55 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh government has accepted the proposal for removal of new madrassas from grant list, the ANI reported. The move comes after the state government made it mandatory for madrasa to recite the national anthem.
The Uttar Pradesh government allocated Rs 479 crore under the madrasa modernisation scheme. Of the total of 16,461 madrasas in Uttar Pradesh, only 560 get government grants. There are 32,827 teachers in these madrasas.
Also read | Haryana minister hints state may make national anthem recital compulsory at madrassas
Regular classes at the madrassas began on May 12 after the Ramzan holidays, and the order to make singing “Jana Gana Mana” compulsory came into effect on the same day.
The Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board also decided that Urdu, Arabic, Persian and 'Diniyat' (religious teaching) will be taught as one subject instead of separate texts. The move was criticized by a teachers association.
In April, the minister of state for minority welfare, Danish Azad Ansari , announced that the state government will develop a mobile application for madrasa students, which will also include life stories of freedom fighters.
In a similar development, the Haryana and Madhya Pradesh government is also mulling making the national anthem recital compulsory in madrasas, the state minister said, as per reports.
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