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07/04/24 06:46 AM IST

Madrasa education in the state in UP

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  • The Supreme Court recently stayed an Allahabad High Court order, which had declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004, as “unconstitutional”.
Madrasa in UP
  • There are a total of 16,513 recognised and 8,449 unrecognised madrasas in the state, catering to approximately 27 lakh students. Out of the 16,513 recognised madrasas, 558 are fully funded by the state government — these madrasas employ around 9,000 teachers.
  • The rest of the recognised madrasas are government-aided, privately-run madrasas.
  • The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act was enacted in 2004 and the board was formed in 2007.
Madrasa Modernisation scheme
  • Under the Centre’s Madrasa Modernisation Scheme that has been running since 1993-94, the state’s recognised, privately-run and government-aided madrasas began employing 2-3 instructors each to teach modern subjects.
  • Under the scheme, graduate teachers would receive Rs 6,000 monthly, while postgraduates would earn Rs 12,000.
  • Their salaries were to be paid by the Centre and the state at a ratio of 60:40.
  • Allegedly, the Centre stopped paying these ‘modern teachers’ their salaries in 2016, triggering a clause whereby the state government also stopped paying its share of the salaries.
  • At the time, these teachers complained that the disbursal of their salaries had been “irregular” for a long time
  • Not every recognised privately run madrasa offers ‘modern subjects’ as optional. Only 7,442 registered, privately-run madrasas catering to over 10 lakh students in the state, do so.
  • There are over 21,000 ‘modern teachers’ posted across these, of whom around 8,000 belong to the Hindu community.
Source- Indian Express

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