Assam Government Introduces Bill To Abolish All State-Run Madrassas
The legislation proposes to convert 610 state-run Madrassas into general schools from April 1, 2021
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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 April 1 next year.
Despite a united Opposition raising objections, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020 on the first day of the three-day winter session. The legislation proposes to abolish 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.
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.