The NCPCR report said that there was a lack of accountability in many madrassas, where physical safety concerns, such as poor infrastructure and cases of child rights violations, have been reported.
In December last year, 1,281 Upper Primary Middle English (ME) Madrassas were converted into general ME schools across Assam drawing sharp reactions from the opposition parties.
The Taliban have been globally condemned for banning girls and women from education beyond sixth grade, including university. One of the few options for girls to receive any kind of education after sixth grade are the madrassas.
The commission also asked the states and Union Territories "to map all unmapped madrasas in your states and Union Territories and admit any or all children into schools for availing formal education with immediate effect."
UP Madrassas: Centre said that under the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), it has been made free for up to classes 8, therefore, there is no justification for giving the scholarships to children up to 8th grade.
UP: According to the details, the convention was being attended by more than 250 madrassa representatives.
Madrassas are responsible for turning Jammu and Kashmir into a terror factory and the government's support to madrassas should come to an end in the country, Madhya Pradesh Minister Usha Thakur said on Tuesday. The statement from Madhya Pradesh culture minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Indore came while she was addressing a press conference in the state.
Madrassas are responsible for turning Jammu and Kashmir into a terror factory and the government's support to madrassas should come to an end in the country, Madhya Pradesh Minister Usha Thakur said on Tuesday.
The state government had earlier fixed September 15 as the deadline for their registration, but it was extended by 15 days up to September 30 as there were some technical issues.
According to Jharkhand Academic Council, at present 590 madrasas are affiliated with the state government which are granted aid. The majority of the affiliated madrasas are located in Godda, Pakur and Sahibganj.
The decision to record Independence Day celebrations in madrassas (Islamic Schools) of Uttar Pradesh for the first time has evoked a mixed response from Muslim clerics
Citing Minority Affairs Department data, the report claimed that there are around 500 madrassas out of which 15 are degree level and 55 high school level. There are close to 1,500 mosques in the area under police lens.
In a bid to make country the open defecation free (ODF), the government plans to build toilets in one lakh madrassas across the country under 'Swachh Bharat' mission. Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Pakistan needs to be serious about closing down 600 Deobandi madrassas in the country, an influential US lawmaker has said.
New Delhi: What seems to be another incident stoked by communal feelings, three students of a madrassa were beaten up in Delhi on Saturday, allegedly by a group of men who tried to force them
Kiren Rijiju, Civil aviation minister apologise over flight issueNew Delhi: Union minister Kiren Rijiju and civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today apologised for the controversy over delaying a flight from Leh to Delhi.Union Minister
Mumbai:The Maharashtra government's alleged move not to treat madrassas as schools in case they failed to teach primary subjects came in for criticism on Thursday from state party leaders of both the Congress and the
Mumbai: Madrasas which do not teach primary subjects such as English, Maths and Science would be considered as “non-schools” and children studying in them as “out of school” students, Maharashtra government today said. “Madrasas are
Karachi: Pakistan's Sindh province government will crackdown on 48 madrassas involved in promoting terrorism in the country, according to a report.The decision was taken yesterday at a high-level meeting here presided by Chief Minister Qaim
Islamabad: A Pakistani minister has courted controversy after he called madrassas as “universities of ignorance”, drawing strong reaction from seminaries in the country which demanded his removal.“These universities of ignorance, to whom we give donations
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