Uttar Pradesh govt to conduct survey of unrecognized madrassas across state

TIL Desk/National/Lucknow/ The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced to conduct a survey of unrecognized madrassas in the state to gather information about number of teachers, curriculum, and basic facilities available there, among others.

Minister of State for Minority Affairs Danish Azad Ansari said that the state government will conduct the survey as per the requirement of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in connection with the availability of basic facilities to the students in madrassas. “The survey will begin soon,” the minister told.

During the survey, details such as name of madrassa and the institution operating it, whether it is running in a private or rented building, number of students studying there, and information regarding facilities of drinking water, furniture, electricity supply and toilet will be collected, Ansari said.

Information regarding number of teachers in the madrassa, its curriculum, source of income and its affiliation with any non-government organisation will also be gathered, he said. To a question whether the state government would start the process of recognizing new madrassas after this survey, the minister said that at present, the government’s aim is to collect information only about unrecognized madrassas.