Lok Sabha Question No. 2917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Modernisation of Madarsas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2917 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Modernisation of Madarsas

## 2917 . DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  schemes/programmes of the Government to modernize Madrasas in the country;
- (b) the details of Madrasas in Telangana, district-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  above  schemes/programmes  being  implemented  in Madrasas of Telangana; and
- (d) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilized for modernization of  Madarsas  in  Telangana  during  the  last  five  years  and  the  current year, year-wise.

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) The Ministry  of  Education  was  implementing  a  Scheme for  Providing Education  to  Madrassas/Minorities  (SPEMM)  comprising  Scheme  for Providing Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM) and the scheme for Infrastructure  Development  of  Minority  Institutes  (IDMI).  SPEMM  has now been transferred to the Ministry of Minority Affairs w.e.f. financial year  2021-22  i.e.  from  01.04.2021.  SPEMM  was  a  voluntary  and demand  driven  scheme.  The  objective  of  SPQEM  was  to  provide financial assistance to encourage traditional institutions like Madarsas and Maktabs to introduce modern education through subjects such as Science,  Mathematics,  Social  Studies,  Hindi  and  English  in  their curriculum  through  support  for  a  maximum  of  three  teachers  and teaching learning material. As  per the then guidelines, financial assistance  was  provided  through  the  State  Governments  to  support engagement of a maximum of three teachers per Madrasa for full time

|           | Graduate teachers @ Rs.6000/-p.m. and Post Graduate/B.Ed. teachers @Rs. 12000/-p.m on honorarium basis. The objectives of the IDMI is to facilitate education of minorities by augmenting and strengthening school infrastructure in minority institutions (elementary/secondary/senior secondary schools) in order to expand facilities for formal education to children of minority communities.                  |
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| (b)       | As per UDISE+ 2019-20 data, the district-wise number of Madarsas in Telangana is at Annexure-I.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (c) & (d) | The Ministry of Education released the funds to the respective State Governments after they prepared an annual consolidated proposal for the interventions under SPEMM. Eligible proposals, as per the scheme guidelines, were examined and placed before the Project Approval Board (PAB) for approval. The State Government then released the funds to the concerned Madarsas. No funds have been released to the |
|           | State Government of Telangana under SPEMM during the last five years, as no such proposal was received by this Ministry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2917 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DR. G. RANJITH REDDY REGARDING 'MODERNISATION OF MADARSAS'

| District wise Madrasas in   | Telangana - 2019-20   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
| ADILABAD                    | 12                    |
| KOMARAM BHEEM               | 13                    |
| MANCHERIAL                  | 4                     |
| NIRMAL                      | 7                     |
| NIZAMABAD                   | 0                     |
| JAGTIAL                     | 5                     |
| PEDDAPALLI                  | 0                     |
| JAYASHANKAR                 | 1                     |
| BHADRADRI                   | 0                     |
| MAHABUBABAD                 | 4                     |
| WARANGAL RURAL              | 1                     |
| WARANGAL URBAN              | 20                    |
| KARIMNAGAR                  | 5                     |
| RAJANNA                     | 1                     |
| KAMAREDDY                   | 0                     |
| SANGAREDDY                  | 10                    |
| MEDAK                       | 3                     |
| SIDDIPET                    | 3                     |
| JANGAON                     | 0                     |
| YADADRI                     | 1                     |
| MEDCHAL                     | 7                     |
| HYDERABAD                   | 10                    |
| RANGAREDDY                  | 28                    |
| VIKARABAD                   | 1                     |
| MAHABUBNAGAR                | 11                    |
| JOGULAMBA                   | 8                     |
| WANAPARTHY                  | 0                     |
| NAGARKURNOOL                | 3                     |
| NALGONDA                    | 12                    |
| SURYAPET                    | 6                     |
| KHAMMAM                     | 1                     |
| MULUGU                      | 0                     |
| NARAYANAPET                 | 7                     |
| Total                       | 184                   |
| Source: UDISE+ 2019-20      |                       |