Lok Sabha Question No. 1981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Madrasa Boards
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1981 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## MADRASA BOARDS

## 1981. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to recognise Madrasa Education and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of number of States who recognized Madrasa Boards and the position of Uttarakhand in this regard; and

(c) the details of students who passed their school education in Madrasa boards, year and State- wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every strata,  including minorities, especially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry of Minority Affairs implemented 'Scheme for Providing Education to Madrassas/Minorities'  (SPEMM),  which  comprises  two  sub-schemes  viz.  Scheme  for  Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) and Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions(IDMI)  during  2021-22.  Under  SPQEM,  financial  assistance  was  provided  to  traditional institutions  like  Madarsas  and  Maktabs  to  introduce  modern  education  through  subjects  such  as Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum. Under IDMI, assistance was  extended  to  augment  and  strengthen  school  infrastructure  in  Minority  Institutions  (elementary/ secondary/senior secondary schools) in order to expand facilities for formal education to children of minority communities. Under the Scheme, only those Madrasas were considered for the grant which were affiliated to any recognized School Education Boards. During 2021-22, financial assistance under SPQEM component of the Scheme was disbursed to Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

As per information available with the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, the number of students who appeared and passed their school education from Madrasa boards is annexed.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1981 FOR 14.12.2023 REGARDING 'MADARSA BOARDS'.

The  details  of  students  who  appeared  and  passed  their  school  education  from  Madrasa Boards are as under:

## 1. Class - X

|         |              |                                                            | Number of Students 2022   | Number of Students 2022   |
|---------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State        | Name of the Board                                          | Appeared                  | Passed                    |
|         |              |                                                            | Total                     | Total                     |
| 1       | Assam        | State Madrassa Education Board, Assam                      | 4734                      | 3263                      |
| 2       | Bihar        | Bihar State Madrasa Education Board, Vidyapati Marg, Patna | 55154                     | 52764                     |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Madarsa Board, Raipur                         | 123                       | 115                       |
| 4       | West Bengal  | West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education                    | 68714                     | 59988                     |
| Total   | Total        | Total                                                      | 128725                    | 116130                    |

*Source: Report on Results for Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination - 2022, Ministry of Education

## 2. Class - XII

|         |              |                                                            | Number of Students 2022   | Number of Students 2022   |
|---------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State        | Name of the Board                                          | Appeared Total            | Passed Total              |
| 1       | Bihar        | Bihar State Madrasa Education Board, Vidyapati Marg, Patna | 37990                     | 37504                     |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Madarsa Board, Raipur                         | 102                       | 96                        |
| 3       | West Bengal  | West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education                    | 5034                      | 4568                      |
| Total   | Total        | Total                                                      | 43126                     | 42168                     |

*Source: Report on Results for Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination - 2022, Ministry of Education