The Assam cabinet on Sunday approved the proposal to close all government-run madrasas and Sanskrit schools in Assam. A bill will be brought in this regard in the upcoming winter session of the state assembly. Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandramohan Patwari said that the existing law relating to madrasas and Sanskrit schools would be repealed. For this, a bill will be introduced in the upcoming session of the Legislative Assembly. The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly begins on December 28.
Madrasas will either be converted into regular schools or closed.
According to Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, there are 610 government-run madrasas in the state and Rs 260 crore is spent every year in their operation. Apart from this, there are about 1,000 recognized Sanskrit schools in Assam. Of these, about 100 are government aided and the state government spends about one crore rupees annually on these Sanskrit schools. According to Biswa Sarma, government madrasas will either be converted into regular schools or closed down.
Patwari, spokesperson of the Assam government, said, ‘The current laws related to madrasa and Sanskrit schools will be repealed. A bill will be introduced in the next session of the assembly. The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly will begin on December 28. He said that during the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, it was decided to close government madrasas and Sanskrit schools.
The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin on December 28. Chandra Mohan Patwari, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Spokesperson of the Government in Assam Government, said that the existing laws related to Madrasa and Sanskrit schools will be withdrawn. For this, a bill will be brought in the next session of the state assembly.
