Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Madrasas Modernization Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 69 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## Madrasas Modernization Scheme

## *69.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a)  whether  the  Government  hired  more  than  50,000  teachers  to  teach  in Madrasas under Madrasas Modernization Scheme in sixteen States including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand;
- b)  whether  the  expenditure  to  be  incurred  under  the  said  scheme  for  these teachers  was  to  be  shared  by  the  Centre  and  States  and  if  so  the  details thereof;
- c) whether  it is fact  that  teachers  have  not  got  their  salaries  for  the  last  five years due to not releasing funds of its share by the Centre;
- d)  whether many Madrasas are on the verge of closure due to teachers  leaving the Madrasas and this problem  has worsened after the transfer of Madrasas Modernization Scheme from HRD Ministry to his  Ministry; and
- e)  If so, the steps taken or being taken by the Government in consultation with all the stakeholders to release the funds urgently for smooth running of these Madrasas?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) to (e)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.69 FOR 02.12.2021 RAISED BY SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI REGARDING MADRASAS MODERNIZATION SCHEME

(a)  to  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Education  was  implementing  a  Scheme  for  Providing Education to Madarsas/ Minorities (SPEMM), which has been transferred to Ministry of  Minority  Affairs  with  effect  from  01.04.2021.  SPEMM  is  an  Umbrella  scheme which  comprises  of  two  sub  schemes  namely,  (i)  Scheme  for  Providing  Quality Education  in  Madarsas  (SPQEM)  and  (ii)  Infrastructure  Development  in  Minority Institutions (IDMI). The SPEMM scheme provides 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. Funds are released to the respective State Governments based on  their  annual  consolidated  plan  for  intervention  under  SPEMM.  The  process  of modernization  of  traditional  Madarsas  and  Maktabs  is  voluntary.  Focus  of  the scheme is on quality related interventions as per the norms for quality components under  Samagra  Shiksha.  The  objectives  of  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.

This  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  and  the  funding  pattern  under SPEMM is 90:10 for North Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand, 100% for Union Territories (UTs) without legislature and 60:40 for the remaining States. For IDMI Component, funding pattern is 75% Central Share and 25% by the Institution concerned.

Under SPEMM, there is a provision of honorarium up to Rs. 6,000/- per month for Graduate Teacher, and up to Rs. 12,000/- per month for Graduate with B.Ed./ Post Graduate / Post Graduate with B.Ed. for maximum of three teachers per Madarsa school. The scheme does not provide for a cadre or regular appointment.

The  scheme  is  implemented  under  the  aegis  of  State  Governments.  All  the proposals  under  both  SPQEM  and  IDMI  are  submitted  by  the  concerned  State Governments, with the approval of State Level Committee under the chairmanship of  the  Secretary  of  the  relevant  Department,  including  Secretary  Education  and

Secretary  Minority  Affairs  of  the  State  Government.  The  State  Level  Committee scrutinizes  and  recommends  the  proposal  under  the  scheme.  On  receipt  of proposals  from  the  State  Government,  Project  Approval  Board  setup  under Chairpersonship  of  Secretary  of  the  concerned  Ministry  of  Government  of  India considers  the  same  on  merit  and  accords  approval.  Funds  under  SPQEM  are released in installments. The first installment is released upon receipt of provisional Utilisation Certificate of previous financial year duly countersigned by the Secretary of nodal department of State Government, release of state share as admissible/commitment to release the same for current financial years as per the budget provision in state budget and submission of physical and financial progress report.  The  second  installment  is  released  upon  receipt  of  audited  UCs  of  the previous  financial  year,  utilisation  of  atleast  50%  of  the  grants  released  as  first installment,  release  of  state  share  of  first  installment  and  submission  of  physical and financial progress report.

In the last five years i.e. from 2016-17 to 2020-21, a total of Rs. 520.54 crore has been  released  by  the  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy,  Ministry  of Education to various State  Governments  including  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, under SPEMM which includes honorarium for teachers.

For  the  year  2021-22,  proposals  have  been  received  for  honorarium  of  teachers from  the  States  of  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan, Tripura,  Uttarakhand  and  Uttar  Pradesh,  which  have  been  considered  by  the Project  Approval  Board  of  the  Ministry,  and  the  proposals  for  honorarium  of teachers in the eligible Madarsas as per scheme guidelines have been approved.

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