Question : FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MADARASAS



(a) the details of Madarasas in each State/UT assisted by the Union Government where apart from religious studies, modern education is also provided;

(b) the financial assistance provided to these madarasas during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to provide higher education and employment to the students being educated by these Madarsasa?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a) & (b) Madarasas provided financial assistance under the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarasas (SPQEM), during the last three years are given below:-

[Rs. in lakhs]
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 S. State No.of Amount No.of Amount No.of Amount N. Madr- rele- Madr- rele- Madr- rele- assas ased assas ased assas ased
1 Andhra 81 48.60 73 39.6 - - Pradesh 2 Assam - - 500 360 - - 3 Bihar 111 79.92 - - - - 4 Orissa 145 104.4 151 108.72 - - 5 Madhya 889 75.11 979 350.64 329 561.35 Pradesh 6 Maharashtra - - 4 2.87 - - 7 Kerala - - 425 291.03 - - 8 Tripura 127 45.72 127 45.72 129 374.18 9 Uttar 4178 3010.54 3217 4479.3 1356 3190.47 Pradesh 10 Chattisgarh - - 191 112.92 - - 11 Chandigarh - - 1 0.36 - - 12 Jharkhand 5531 3364.29 5668 5791.1 164 497.18

(c) The SPQEM provides opportunities to students of these institutions to acquire education comparable to the National Education System especially for secondary and senior secondary level. The Scheme encourages the Madarasas to introduce modern subjects like science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum, so that the students can attain academic proficiency in these subjects upto senior secondary level. This will enable them to progress to higher levels of learning and also open up better job opportunities for them.