Yogi’s gift to madrasas students

Under the madrasa modernisation plan, the Yogi Adityanath government has given a big gift to more than three lakh students studying in over 17,000 madrasas of the state as they will now be entitled to pursue higher education by enrolling in Central universities.

Apart from this, they can now also join the Indian Army and serve the nation.
“As per the instructions given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the UP Madarsa Board is going to register itself with the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) soon. This step of the government will make it easier for the UP Madarsa Board students to enroll in Central universities,” said Zirgamuddin, a member of the UP Madarsa Board.

In the current scenario, the Madarsa Boards are not registered with COBSE and therefore their students are not eligible to enroll even in the state universities.
Zirgamuddin said that the previous governments did nothing in the interest of the madrasa students and were just seeking votes in the name of madrasas.

“Every year lakhs of students pass out from the Madarsa Boards. Since the Madarsa Boards are not registered with the COBSE, their students are not able to enroll in the Central universities,” he said.
Elaborating on it, Zirgamuddin said, “Students here do not even apply for Central government jobs. In fact, their dream of joining the army and serving the nation remains unfulfilled. The Yogi government has done commendable work for the madrasa students in his four-year tenure. The government’s biggest decision is to register the Madarsa Board with the COBSE.”

He said the Madarsa Board had started the registration process at COBSE and the work of preparing documents was in progress. “A meeting has been held with the officials of the government as well. It is expected that the Madarsa Board will be registered with the COBSE by the start of the new session. This will be a major achievement for the Madarsa Board,” Zirgamuddin said.

Earlier, the Yogi government had introduced NCERT books in madrasas so that their students could connect with modern education along with the traditional Dini Talim.
There are 558 government aided madrasas and about 17,000 private ones in the state