Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has decided to reconstruct the syllabi of the madrasas in the state.
Unlike in other parts of India, many people in North India do not send their children to regular schools, but only to religious schools such as Madrasas and Saraswati Shishu Mandirs. The former are controlled by the state Madrasa board, and impart Quoran-based education, while the latter are controlled by the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister has decided to reconstruct the syllabi by introducing NCERT textbooks in madrasas, where Mathematics and Science are compulsory at higher levels.
“Madrasas will teach using NCERT text books. The board has started preparations.” deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma said.
The state government had set up a 40-member committee to revamp the curriculum in madrasas. As per the report, the government likely made Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Sciences mandatory at some levels.
The move is set to affect 16,000 madrasas across the state. The committee includes one member from NCERT, one member from Aligarh Muslim University and one member from Lucknow University. It will also have members from Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University.
The move could invite some criticism, but also some support as religious schools are blamed for churing out graduates who have no particular skill other than teaching religion.
Ansar Raza, a Mulsim cleric from UP, said the intention of the government was not to benefit the Muslim community, but to carry out ‘saffronization’ of Madrasas.
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