Dehradun, July 1 -- The Uttarakhand Madrasa Board will cease to exist with effect from tomorrow and the newly constituted Uttarakhand Minority Education Authority will come into effect. Under the new system, only those madrasas which meet the standards laid down by the Education Department will be granted recognition. At present, 452 madrasas are operating in the state, of which about 400 run classes from I to VIII and 55 conduct classes from IX to XII. All of them will now have to seek recognition from the Minority Education Authority.
This means the registration of all madrasas has ended and they must now join the mainstream of national education. The Dhami government thus becomes the first BJP-ruled state government to implement such an...