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Hindustan Times
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Uttar Pradesh govt to launch mobile app for scholarships to pre, post-matric students
The Uttar Pradesh government will soon launch a mobile app to make the scholarship process of pre and post matric (Class 10) students online, simple and transparent. MoS minority welfare Danish Azad Ansari, minority welfare minister OP Rajbhar, MoS backward classes welfare Narendra Kashyap and MoS social welfare Asim Arun during the meeting in Lucknow on Monday. (SOURCED IMAGE) Various state government departments which offer scholarships will send WhatsApp messages and even text messages to communicate with the students. The government has now decided to give pre-matric, post-matric scholarship and fee reimbursement from October 2 instead of December. This decision was taken a high-level meeting held on Monday by minority welfare minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, minister of state for social welfare (independent charge) Asim Arun, minister of state for backward classes welfare (independent charge) Narendra Kashyap and minister of state for minority welfare Danish Azad Ansari with departmental officials. A four-member team will be formed to bring uniformity in the scholarship schemes of social welfare, minority and backward classes welfare departments. Speaking on the issue, minister of state for social welfare minority welfare Danish Azad Ansari said, 'Earlier, there were several issues regarding forms being filled for scholarship as it was a time bound process. For this, we have decided that there won't be any time limit for filling up the forms for scholarships. Secondly, we are making the process of filing forms for scholarships easier, now it only has to be filled online.' 'OTR (One Time Registration) will be implemented in which a student will be required to register just once and not every year of that particular course. Biometric authentication for students is also on the cards to avoid any kind of fraud in scholarships. A committee has also been formed for this including, directors of all three departments, which will organise things,' Ansari added 'We are also developing a mobile application for scholarships of the students, in which they can register for scholarships and also put their queries forward. Many a time, the information could not reach students. Now, they will receive communication over WhatsApp and text messages as well. Earlier, there were reports of failed transactions due to some failure, now we will also tackle that. Arrangements will also be made for proper advertisements.' The Yogi Adityanath government in the state is focusing on revamping the educational structure of madrasas in the state, which are affiliated to the UP Madrasa Board. The Uttar Pradesh government will soon introduce an amendment to the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act 2004, paving the way for compulsory introduction of Hindi and English as a language up to Class 10. The amendment will also ensure that all the affiliated madrasas will be duty bound to have a science and computer lab for the students. Total adoption of NCERT syllabus from Class 1 to 3 and SCERT syllabus from Class 4 to 8 will be a must.
Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Compulsory Eng, Hindi, computer, science labs on Yogi govt's madrasa reform agenda
: Even as madrasa education remains a contentious issue in the state with the government continuing to keep a strict vigil on such institutions, the Yogi Adityanath government is all set to amend the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act 2004, paving the way for compulsory introduction of Hindi and English as a language up to 10th level classes. The amendment will also ensure that all the affiliated madrasas will be duty bound to have a science and computer lab for the students. Total adoption of NCERT syllabus from Class 1 to 3 and SCERT syllabus from Class 4 to 8 will be a must. For the moment, Sanskrit has been kept out of madrasa education. Confirming the move, Uttar Pradesh minister of state for minority welfare Danish Azad Ansari said these proposals were discussed with chief minister Yogi Adityanath in a meeting recently. Soon, appropriate action will be taken, he said. A committee headed by the director of the minority welfare department has been formed. It will include special secretaries from the basic shiksha, madhyamik shiksha, finance and legal departments. Ansari also said: 'Now, NCERT and SCERT courses will be implemented in all madrasas affiliated to the UP Madrasa Board. From Class 1 to 3, NCERT syllabus will be implemented. The SCERT syllabus will be implemented from Class 4 to 8. A science and computer laboratory will also be required for getting affiliation from the UP-Madrasa Board.' As per the suggested reforms, Hindi and English will be made compulsory in 10th level classes of the UP Madrasa Board, the minister said. Till now, these subjects were optional. In 12th level classes, the madrasa students will also be taught farming and they will also be given knowledge of commerce. Sports-physical education will also be made compulsory for Class 12th level students in madrasas in the state. As per the proposal, the norms for a madrasa to get affiliation from the madrasa board will require madrasas to have a minimum of five rooms for the primary level, eight rooms for junior level. Above grade nine level, the number of classrooms will depend on the requirement. Madrasas will have to ensure drinking water facility along with a library, wash room and proper furniture. A proper structuring of the UP Madrasa Board is also on the cards to deal with the load of handling institutes. Staffing norms will be decided soon, while teacher training programme for the already recruited teachers will also be started to equip them with modern techniques. All the marksheets of UP Madrasa Board will be digitised for transparency, convenience and for an easy verification process. Samajwadi Party spokesperson Abdul Hafiz Gandhi said, 'It's good to introduce subjects like English, Hindi and computer education in madrasas. This move will help madrasa students gain modern skills and prepare them for broader educational and employment opportunities. However, it is equally important that such reforms do not interfere with the autonomy of madrasas in imparting religious education. As per Article 30 of the Indian Constitution, minority institutions have the right to establish and administer their own educational institutions. The curriculum and methods for religious instruction must remain under the purview of the madrasas themselves.' According to a rough estimate, there are currently 13,329 recognized madrasas in the state, where 12,35,400 students are studying. Out of these, 9,979 madrasas are at the primary and upper primary levels (Class 1 to 8), and 3,350 are at the secondary and higher secondary levels (Class 9 to 12).
