PATNA, Feb. 27 -- The Bihar assembly on Thursday passed the Bihar State Madarsas Education Board (Amendment) Bill which allows a Board to hear complaints of dismissal in Madarsas and issue binding orders. Furthermore, the number of members of the Madrasa Management Committee under the Bihar State Madrasa Education Board will now be 17. The Bihar State Madrasa Education Board (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Assembly.

Introduced by education minister Sunil Kumar, the bill provides for the Madrasa's management committee to consist of the head cleric, nine disciple representatives, one teacher representative, two parent representatives, and one member nominated by the Board, along with three other members co-opted by these 14 members. The...