100 madrasas to be recognised

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Posted online: Tuesday , February 12, 2008 at 01:11:06
Updated: Tuesday , February 12, 2008 at 01:29:19

Kolkata, February 11 Hundreds of madrasas, awaiting government approval for almost a decade, now stand a chance to start afresh with an official stamp of recognition. The state finance department recently approved a proposal concerning the recognition of 100 madrasas (new as well as existing ones).

The newly recognised madrasas will join mainstream educational institutions in May.

For years now, more than a dozen applications for recognition are pending with the West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education. Sources said the government stopped the process in 2000. At that time, there were around 400 pending applications. A state minorities department official said these madrasas will be given priority when approval is offered to the 100 madrasas.

At present, the government-regulated madrasa board takes care of 508 madrasas.

The new madrasas will have to recruit teachers selected by the state government.

The state government also plans to rope in 400 madrasas that refused to take in teachers appointed by the former.

Minister of State for Minorities and Madrasa Education Abdus Sattar said around 400 madrasa shiksha kendras will be set up in the state.

While the implementation of the long-pending decision is expected to improve academic standards in 500 madrasas, the move comes as a challenge for thousands of privately managed madrasas across the state.

Though state-induced reforms in madrasa education have found takers, there is still a large fraction of minorities that see state intervention as interference in the teaching of Islamic theology.

With panchayat elections scheduled for May, the department has taken up a target of offering around Rs 28 crore (in coordination with the Union government) as educational assistance to minorities.

“Pre-matriculation, post-matriculation, merit-cum-means and free coaching are the schemes through which the support will be offered,” Sattar added.

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100 madrasas to be recognised by Dave Jones on 12 Feb 2008

Sir Whereas no one wants to leave the pupils who happens to study in their school of choice but to go out of way to accomodate the pupils as pawn or votebank asset must be discouraged. Hope these schools do not have EXCHANGE FACILITIES with Pakistan or Bangladesh on their own.They must be regulated by the Foreign affairs ministry.The reason is obvious We do not want any more terrorists school modernised in the name of improving and uplifting the minorities. These schools must take in other SC/ ST/OBC's if they want to.In a democratic country where law and order situation as one finds now there is no need to encourage any "THEOLOGY".In the name of Religion we are aware of Young Jihadis. There must be strict surveillance by the State and Foreign Affairs Ministry.We know MR Ramadan in Oxford,any one watching him presenting his case about Islam makes one pause ! Ramadans look as to what he has to say seems Paranoid.Any educationalist would agree about that.What is the necessicity of separate identity?as the Pupils only happens to be Of other religion.Regards

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