Not disturbing madrassa courses: UP govt

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday sought to allay fears that introduction of NCERT books in madrassas in the state will disturb the course structure of the Islamic educational institutions.

At the same time, the government maintained that “dakiyanusi” (conservative) education system cannot ensure “progress of an individual, a state or the country”.

“The Uttar Pradesh government has no intention of disturbing the course structure of the madrassas or change them. But, the fact remains that ‘dakiyaanusi’ education system cannot ensure progress of an individual, a state or the country,” Minority Welfare Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary told PTI here.

In the age of technology, no engineer, doctor, scientist or civil servant has come from madrassas, he said.

“We want employment-oriented education and technical education to be imparted in the madrassas across the state,” he said. At present, syllabus of madrassas does not have adequate content of history and culture, he said, adding, “We are planning to introduce history, geography and Sanskrit as additional subjects. This will be implemented from the next academic session.”