Assam introduces Bill to convert madrasas into general schools
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The State is also converting Sanskrit learning centres into study centres of Indian history and culture
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The State is also converting Sanskrit learning centres into study centres of Indian history and culture
The Assam government on Monday introduced a Bill in the 126-member Assembly to convert the State-run madrasas into general educational institutes from the next fiscal.
The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020 seeks to repeal the Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialization) Act, 1995 and the Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialization of Services of Employees and Re-Organisation of Madrassa Educational Institutions) Act, 2018.
Assam Government Tables Bill to Abolish State-Run Madrassas
The 610 state-run madrassas in Assam will be converted into regular schools starting from April 1, 2021.
Himanta Biswa Sarma. Photo: PTI
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Guwahati: The Assam government, on Monday, tabled a bill to abolish all state-run madrassas and convert those into general schools with effect from April 1, 2021.
Despite a united opposition raising objections against it, education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tabled The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020, on the first day of the three-day winter session of the assembly.
The bill proposes to abolish two existing acts â 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.
Assam govt to shut its madrasas, introduces Bill in Assembly (Ld)
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Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Dec 29 : The Assam government introduced Bills in the Assembly on Monday to shut over 600 madrasas run by it, which was strongly opposed by the opposition Congress and AIUDF.
Assam Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introducing the bill in the assembly, said: The objective to introduce the bill the Assam Repealing bill 2020 would repeal of 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.
The Assam government on Monday tabled a bill to abolish all state-run madrassas and convert those into general schools with effect from April 1, 2021. Despite a united opposition raising objections against it, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tabled The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020, on the first day of the three-day winter session of the assembly. The bill proposes to abolish the 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. This bill is not to control and repeal the private madrassas, Sarma said, adding that inclusion of the word private in the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the bill was a mistake.
Assam govt tables Bill to abolish state-run madrassas, use them as general schools from 1 April 2021 Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the 610 madrassas will be converted into upper primary, higher secondary schools with no change in pay, allowances, service conditions of teaching and non-teaching staff File image of Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: The Assam government on Monday tabled a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to abolish all state-run madrassas by converting them into general schools from 1 April next year.
Despite an united Opposition raising objections on tabling of the Bill, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introducted The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020 on the first day of the three-day winter session.