In Assam, there are 683 government-run madrasas, for which the state government spends Rs 260 crore annually.
Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma | @himantabiswa | Photo Credit: Twitter
Guwahati: Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday introduced The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020, to abolish all state-run madrassas and convert those into general schools with effect from April 1, 2021. Notably, the three-day Winter Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly commenced today.
The bill proposes to abolish two existing acts -- The Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1995 and The Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation of Services of Employees and Re-Organisation of Madrassa Educational Institutions) Act, 2018.
"We have introduced a Bill whereby all madrassas will be converted into institutes of general education and the state government will not establish any madrassa in the future. We are happy to introduce this Bill to bring a truly secular curriculum in the education system," said Sarma.