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UP Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004
April 18 , 2024
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- The Supreme Court stayed an Allahabad High Court order, which had declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004, as “unconstitutional”.
- The High Court order would impinge on the future course of education of nearly 17 lakh students who are pursuing education in these (madrasas) institutions.
- The High Court held the Act unconstitutional on the ground that it violated “the principle of secularism” and fundamental rights provided under Article 14 of the Constitution.
- The court went through the madrasa syllabi and said the law is “violative of Section 22 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956”.
- There is a total of 16,513 recognised and 8,449 unrecognised madrasas in the state, catering to approximately 27 lakh students.
- Out of the 16,513 recognised madrasas, 558 are fully funded by the state government — these madrasas employ around 9,000 teachers.
- The rest of the recognised madrasas are government-aided, privately-run madrasas.
- The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act was enacted in 2004 and the board was formed in 2007.
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