UP CM Yogi Adityanath rolls out agenda for modernising madarsas in state

The UP budget has also made a provision of Rs 792 cr for scholarships to minority students

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has started rolling out its agenda of modernising madarsa education in the state.

There are about 19,000 madarsas affiliated with the UP Madarsa Education Board, apart from 560 aided madarsas functioning in the state.

Madarsas are minority educational institutions offering study in Islamic theology and religious law.

The state government plans to modernise these institutions and introduce contemporary pedagogy to enable its students to come at par with students of other educational systems for better job opportunities.

In UP Annual Budget 2017-18, the Yogi government had allocated about Rs 1,700 crore towards