Saharanpur district officials on Sunday declared Darul Uloom, Deoband- an Islamic education institution- as an illegal unrecognized madrassa, following a survey conducted by the government submitted its report.
Madrasas news: All the District Magistrates in Uttar Pradesh have been issued instructions regarding the survey. The government has also ordered holding a survey of unrecognized madrassas by October 5.
A total of 6,436 unrecognized madrasas have been identified in the state so far, and the survey has been completed of 5,170 madrasas, said State Minority Welfare Minister Dharampal Singh on Wednesday.