UP madrassa reform panel seeks 3-month extension

Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari told PTI that the primary objective of forming the committee is to align madrassa education with the needs of a rapidly evolving world and equip Muslim children accordingly

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The implementation of the Uttar Pradesh government's ambitious project aimed at reforming and modernising madrassa education may face further delay, as the committee entrusted with drafting recommendations has sought a three-month extension of its tenure.

“The committee, constituted May 30 this year to propose reforms in madrassa education, has been unable to submit its report within the one-month deadline due to the extensive nature of the task,” Registrar of the Uttar Pradesh Madrassa Education Board, R P Singh, told PTI Sunday.

Singh said the committee was initially directed to submit its report by June 30. However, the assignment requires detailed deliberations on several aspects, including proposed amendments to the Uttar Pradesh Madrassa Education Act and relevant regulations. Accordingly, a request has been made to extend the panel's term by at least three months.

The six-member committee, headed by the Director of the Minority Welfare Department, includes Special Secretaries from the Minority Welfare and Waqf Department, Basic Education Department, Secondary Education Department, Finance Department, and Law Department.