(a) whether any assessment for the allocation of financial assistance for the modernization
of Madrasas has been made by the Planning Commission.
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the financial allocations made in this regard;
(c) whether any decision has been taken by the Planning Commission for the modernisation of
the Madrasas in the light of the reports submitted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) to (d): An outlay of Rs. 349 crore has been made for Area Intensive & Madarsa Modernization
Programme during the XI Plan. The major objective of the programme is to assist traditional
Institutions like Madarsas and Maktabs desirous of providing general education in Science,
Mathematics, Social Studies, Hindi and English in addition to their existing curriculum, purely
on a voluntary basis and also provide infrastructure support to Minority Institutions.