Assam assembly passes Bill to abolish all government-run Madrassas, Opposition to move court
Assam assembly passes Bill to abolish all government-run Madrassas, Opposition to move court
The Assam Legislative Assembly has approved the Bill to abolish all government-run Madrassas in the state and convert them to general schools. The move has drawn strong opposition by the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).
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Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Image: PTI)
Amid walkout by the Opposition, the Assam Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the repeal provincialisation of Madrassa Bill, 2020 to abolish all government-run Madrassas in the state and convert them to general schools.
Assam Assembly winter session begins, bill repealing provincialisation of Madrassa to be tabled today
The three-day winter session of the Assam assembly began on Monday. Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he will introduce a bill to repeal provincialisation of Madrassas.
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UPDATED: December 28, 2020 12:12 IST
The three-day winter session of the Assam assembly began on Monday. (Image: Hemanta Kumar Nath/India Today)
The three-day winter session of the Assam Assembly commenced on Monday, following Covid-19 protocols. Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he will introduce a bill to repeal provincialisation of Madrassas. Today I shall introduce a Bill to repeal Provincialisation of Madrassa. Once the Bill is passed, the practice of running Madrassa by the Government in Assam will come to an end, a practice which was started by Muslim League govt in pre-Independence Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tables bill to repeal provincialisation of Madrassa
Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tables bill to repeal provincialisation of Madrassa
Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled bill in the state assembly, seeking to repeal the provincialisation of Madrassa in the state.
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UPDATED: December 28, 2020 15:04 IST
The three-day winter session of the Assam assembly began on Monday. (Image: Hemanta Kumar Nath/India Today)
As the winter session of the Assam Assembly began on Monday, Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tabled a bill to repeal the provincialisation of Madrassa in the state. We ve introduced a Bill whereby all Madrassas will be converted into institutes of general education and no Madrassa will be established by the government in the future. We re happy to introduce this Bill to bring truly secular curriculum in the education system, news agency ANI quoted Himanta Biswa Sarma as saying.
GUWAHATI: The state government will bring a bill to repeal the Assam Madrassas Education (provincialization) Act of 1995 in the winter session of the assembly in the last week of December, which will pave the way for it to close down all government-run madrassas and Arabic colleges in the state.
The state cabinet on Sunday cleared the decks for dissolving the State Madrassa Board from the next academic session and all their academic and administrative authority will be transferred to the Directorate of Secondary Education. Teachers, who are teaching theological courses in the madrassas, will be trained to teach general subjects in the schools.
Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks to the media in Guwahati on Monday
GUWAHATI: The state government will bring a bill to repeal the Assam Madrassas Education (provincialisation) Act of 1995 in the winter session of the assembly in the last week of the current month to pave the way for closing down all government-run madrassas and Arabic colleges.
The state cabinet on Sunday cleared the decks for dissolving the State Madrassa Board from the next academic session and all their academic and administrative authority will be transferred to the Directorate of Secondary Education. Teachers, who are teaching theological courses in the madrassas, will be trained to teach general subjects.