All private madrasas will be required to share full details of their institutions with the government by December 1. All the facts including the number of teachers, students and other details are uploaded on the government portal.
Assam Director-General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta had previously advised that all private madrassas in the state must upload their beliefs and rules in the online portal. It also contains accurate information about the madrassa, information about the teachers, source of salary, etc.
The government has also made police verification mandatory for all teachers who wish to teach or already teach in madrasas.
This comes after some madrassa was previously demolished in Assam over allegations of ties to terrorist organizations. However, people of the Islamic faith objected to the demolition and agreed to establish guidelines for the madrassas.
At a meeting between state officials and the Madarsa Board in several states, Assam police said that “Jihadist activities should not take place under the guise of religious teachings in Madarsa” and it is the responsibility of the Madarsa Board to ensure the same. Police officials said incriminating documents related to “jihadist” elements were found in the cafeteria of Kabaitari Ma Arif Madrassa before it was demolished.
After Assam, the government of Uttar Pradesh also said it would conduct a survey of unrecognized madrassas in the state to gather information on, among other things, the number of teachers, curriculum and basic facilities available there.
Earlier this year, Karnataka’s education minister, BC Nagesh, also said that children do not receive modern education in madrassas. “If madrassas ask, we are ready to provide formal education there. We are also prepared to provide uniform education to everyone. However, no decision has been taken yet,” said Minister Nagesh on March 21.
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