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Maharashtra Government De-recognises Madrasas, Says They Don't Give Formal Education
MUMBAI: In a move that will draw criticism, the Maharashtra government has said that Madrasas or schools for Islamic instruction, and any other institutions in the state that do not offer formal education will not be recognised as schools and will not be eligible for state funding until they teach subjects like Science, Math and Social Sciences.
"Those schools which do not follow the curriculum approved by the state government, will not be recognised as schools. Therefore, children studying in Madrasas or in any other institutions based only on religious studies will not be counted among school students," said Dilip Kamble, Minister of State for Minority Affairs in a statement.
The statement also said that the Maharashtra government also plans to conduct a survey on Saturday for a head count of students in the state who are being taught in the informal education sector. These students will be marked as "out of school."
The aim of the exercise, Mr Kamble said, is to ensure such students can be "included in the mainstream."
The BJP-led state government had earlier this month asked Madrasas in the state to include those subjects in their curriculum to continue getting government funds. There are about 1.5 lakh students are enrolled in 1900 madrassas
"We want the minority to come up in all spheres of life. Thus, it is important that when they give religious teachings to students, they also give knowledge of other subjects at the same time. Thus, we have decided to make it mandatory for madrasas to teach these four subjects as well," Minister for minorities' welfare Eknath Khadse had said at the time.
Maharashtra Government De-recognises Madrasas, Says They Don't Give Formal Education
MUMBAI: In a move that will draw criticism, the Maharashtra government has said that Madrasas or schools for Islamic instruction, and any other institutions in the state that do not offer formal education will not be recognised as schools and will not be eligible for state funding until they teach subjects like Science, Math and Social Sciences.
"Those schools which do not follow the curriculum approved by the state government, will not be recognised as schools. Therefore, children studying in Madrasas or in any other institutions based only on religious studies will not be counted among school students," said Dilip Kamble, Minister of State for Minority Affairs in a statement.
The statement also said that the Maharashtra government also plans to conduct a survey on Saturday for a head count of students in the state who are being taught in the informal education sector. These students will be marked as "out of school."
The aim of the exercise, Mr Kamble said, is to ensure such students can be "included in the mainstream."
The BJP-led state government had earlier this month asked Madrasas in the state to include those subjects in their curriculum to continue getting government funds. There are about 1.5 lakh students are enrolled in 1900 madrassas
"We want the minority to come up in all spheres of life. Thus, it is important that when they give religious teachings to students, they also give knowledge of other subjects at the same time. Thus, we have decided to make it mandatory for madrasas to teach these four subjects as well," Minister for minorities' welfare Eknath Khadse had said at the time.
Maharashtra Government De-recognises Madrasas, Says They Don't Give Formal Education
