513 Madrassas Lose Recognition In Uttar Pradesh After Yogi Adityanath's Strictness, Most In Jhansi And Ambedkar Nagar

Uttar Pradesh (UP) Madrassa Education Council decided to cancel the recognition of 513 madrassas in the state in a meeting held on Tuesday (10 September).

Most of these madrassas had requested a closure themselves because they could not fulfill the criteria of the minimum number of children required to be enrolled.

This comes after a directive from the UP government to mandate the transfer of all non-Muslim students from government-recognised and aided madrassas to government schools.

Some of these madrassas were non-operational and some were closed for not uploading student details on the UDISE platform, a student database management system.

Most of the madrassas who lost their recognition are in Jhansi and Ambedkar Nagar districts. There are around 16,460 recognised madrassas in UP, of which 560 receive government grants.

It is believed that the strictness of the Yogi Adityanath government caused many madrassa conveners to think it was safe to close the madrassas rather than continue operations fraudulently.

Other madrassas have been asked to upload their mark sheets online by the council's president Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Javed. The new madrassas will also have to apply for recognition online, creating transparency.

The madrassas who receive government aid will have to follow a model administrative structure. The madrassa board has decided to conduct examinations in February 2025.