Madrasas to teach NCERT syllabus in Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: In a landmark move, Yogi Adityanath government on Monday cleared the proposal of including National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) syllabus in the madrasas.

Following the step by the state government, madrasas functioning in Uttar Pradesh will have to teach NCERT books. The move could be seen as a major push to the educational reforms.

UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma took to micro-blogging site Twitter and said that the Madarsa Board has started preparations to include the prescribed NCERT text in the curriculum after clearance from the state government.

https://twitter.com/drdineshbjp/status/924897718262145025

As per the proposal, subjects including mathematics and science will be included in the syllabus.

Usually, students get low paying jobs as maulvis after completion of their education in madarsa.

Also read: https://twitter.com/drdineshbjp/status/924897718262145025

It is worth mentioning here that there are over 19,000 recognised and 560 government-aided madarsas in the state.

In a bid to check irregularities, Yogi Adityanath-led UP government had asked madarsas to submit thier details to register themselves on the newly launched website of the UP Madarsa Board https://madarsaboard.upsdc.gov.in.

Earlier, the state government had asked all madarsas to unfurl the national flag and recite the national anthem as part of Independence Day celebrations.