In Assam, police verification has become mandatory for all teachers who wish to teach or are already teaching in madrassas. Apart from this, madrasas will have to upload all their information on the government portal.
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All private madrassas in Assam have to share their institution information with the government before December 1. This includes the number of teachers, number of students and other information. All the private madrasas of the state have to upload the information on the government portal. Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta had already told that all private Madrasa has to upload its rules on the online portal. Now it has to include information about the teachers of madrasas, their salary and other information as well.
The point to be noted here is that the government has made police verification mandatory for all teachers who are willing or already teaching in madrassas. This step has been taken by the government, when only a few months ago, the state government had demolished many madrassas due to their links with terrorist organizations. However, people associated with madrasas had questioned this action of Assam Govt. But he had agreed to make guidelines for madrasas.
There should be no Jihadi activity in madrasas, ensure board
In a meeting in the states between state officials and the madrasa board, the Assam Police said that jihadi activity should not take place in the guise of religious lessons in madrasas and it would be the responsibility of the madrasa board to ensure that. Police officials said incriminating documents belonging to ‘jihadi’ elements were recovered before the canteen of Kabatari Maa Arif Madrasa was demolished.
After Assam, the Uttar Pradesh government also said that a survey of unrecognized madrassas of the state would be conducted. Through this, the UP government wanted to collect information like the number of teachers, curriculum, facilities available in madrasas.
Formal education is not being given in madrasas
Earlier this year, Karnataka Education Minister B.C. Nagesh also said that contemporary education is not being given to children in madrassas. Minister Nagesh had said on March 21, ‘If madrasas ask for, we are ready to provide formal education there. We are also ready to give equal education to all. However, no decision has been taken yet.
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