Uttar Pradesh: Aid to 46 madarsas withheld, around 8000 face action - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

Uttar Pradesh: Aid to 46 madarsas withheld, around 8000 face action

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By
Sep 14, 2017 12:01 AM IST

The action will include cancellation of madarsas’ recognition, if they fail to submit their accounts and other details to the UP Board of Madarsa Education by September 15

The UP government has withheld aid to 46 madarsas across the state after they failed to meet the set norms.

A madarsa near Dasna in Ghaziabad on August 15.(HT File Photo/ Representative image)
A madarsa near Dasna in Ghaziabad on August 15.(HT File Photo/ Representative image)

Board sources said the decision to withhold the aid was taken around two months back. “It was at the onset of the current financial year that the decision was taken when it was found that these madarsas lack proper infrastructure and classrooms to facilitate studies,” said the source.

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

Besides, around 8,000 other madarsas will face action, including cancellation of their recognition, if they fail to submit their accounts and other details to the UP Board of Madarsa Education by September 15.

Uttar Pradesh has around 560 aided madarsas – the minority educational institutions that offer studies in Islamic theology and religious laws. On an average, sources said, every aided madarsa has around 17 teachers. The government gives around Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh to each institution. With only two days left to the deadline, only 6,000 madarsas have responded to the board’s call to get the required information registered with the board.

MADARSAS IN UP

Total -- Around 14,000

Aided -- 560

Aid withheld 46

Facing action – about 8,000

UP has around 14,000 madarsas. They were asked to upload pictures of the classrooms or the total area, number of teachers, their Aadhaar numbers, account details of the madarsas etc on the board website.

Board officials said the directive is a part of state government’s agenda to upgrade the madarsas.

“The sole reason behind the task was to bring all the madarsas on one platform and bring transparency in the whole system,” said Rahul Gupta, registrar, UP Board of Madarsa Education.

Gupta said the initiative will also help madarsa teachers, who often complaint of harassment and salary discrepancies.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 22, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On