Assam: Govt to convert state Madrassas into Secondary schools

The State government has recently decided to convert a few madrassas into secondary schools while closing down the others.

State education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the education department to prepare a cabinet memorandum for executing the decision taken to close down the government-run madrassas.

The education department has accordingly sought details from the districts about the number of madrassas and sanctioned teachers along with the number of positions lying vacant.

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Minister Sarma had earlier declared that teachers of these soon-tobe-closed madrassas are likely to be adjusted in other schools or in the same institution if it is converted into a secondary school.

According to officials at the State Madrassa Education Board, Assam, (SMEBA), there are four provincialized Arabic colleges, 14 title madrassas, 133 senior madrassas and 250 pre-senior madrassas in the state.

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