Lok Sabha Question No. 2419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Madarsa Schools
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2419 ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## Madarsa Schools

## 2419. DR. TALARI  RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government maintains data of Madarsa Schools running in the country;

- (b) if so, the details of the number of Madarsa schools running in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of students enrolled and teachers who are working in the said Madarsa schools in the country, State/UT- wise,
- (d) whether the Government proposes to build their infrastructure and capabilities; and
- (e) if so, the details  thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Minority Affairs does not maintain data of Madarsa Schools running in the country.  As  per  information  provided  by  the  Department  of School  Education  and Literacy, Ministry of Education, there  are  23,613  recognized  and  unrecognized  Madarsa  schools registered  on  the  UDISE+ Portal  in  the  year  2021-22.  The State/UT-wise number of Madarsa schools, students enrolled and number of teachers in these schools is given in annexure.

(d) and (e): Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the Madarsa schools are under domain of respective State and UT Governments. Ministry of Minority affairs implements  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK),  a Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme (CSS),  which  is  an  area  development  programme  under  which  community  infrastructure  and basic amenities are being created in the identified areas. Education is one of the priority sectors under  PMJVK  and  projects  such  as  construction  of  schools,  additional  classrooms,  hostels, computer  labs/digital  classrooms,  science  laboratories,  drinking  water  facilities  and  toilets  in schools, etc are supported under the scheme, as per the scheme guidelines. The scheme is being implemented under the aegis of the State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations on a fund sharing pattern and the assets created are implemented and managed by the concerned State/ UT Government. The scheme has been approved with effect from financial year 2022-23 with the revised guidelines, for implementation in all districts of the country during the period of 15th Finance Commission Cycle.

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Annexure as referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred question no 2419 for 03.08.2023 regarding 'Madarsa Schools' asked by Dr. Talari Rangaiah.

| State/UTs                          |   No. of Recognized& Unrecognized Madarsa School |   No. of Recognized and Unrecognized Madarsa Enrollment |   No. of Recognized and Unrecognized Madarsa Teachers |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                     |                                              166 |                                                   10506 |                                                   435 |
| Assam                              |                                              113 |                                                    6349 |                                                   756 |
| Bihar                              |                                             1925 |                                                  508041 |                                                 10137 |
| Chandigarh                         |                                                3 |                                                     534 |                                                    21 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                              289 |                                                   12295 |                                                   930 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                                1 |                                                       0 |                                                    25 |
| Gujarat                            |                                                3 |                                                    1208 |                                                    30 |
| Haryana                            |                                               13 |                                                    1313 |                                                    76 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                2 |                                                      69 |                                                     5 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                               75 |                                                    8131 |                                                   546 |
| Jharkhand                          |                                              147 |                                                   19990 |                                                   923 |
| Karnataka                          |                                                9 |                                                     797 |                                                    36 |
| Kerala                             |                                                3 |                                                     320 |                                                    20 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                             1802 |                                                  104139 |                                                  6264 |
| Maharashtra                        |                                              128 |                                                   12129 |                                                   493 |
| Manipur                            |                                               17 |                                                    1112 |                                                   113 |
| Odisha                             |                                               28 |                                                    1466 |                                                   119 |
| Punjab                             |                                               14 |                                                    1032 |                                                    78 |
| Rajasthan                          |                                             2599 |                                                  170292 |                                                  7164 |
| Telangana                          |                                              161 |                                                    6050 |                                                   335 |
| Tripura                            |                                              180 |                                                    8157 |                                                   483 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                            15104 |                                                 2141575 |                                                 78399 |
| Uttarakhand                        |                                              475 |                                                   71990 |                                                  2243 |
| West Bengal                        |                                              356 |                                                   47671 |                                                  2504 |
| INDIA                              |                                            23613 |                                                 3135166 |                                                112135 |

Source: UDISE+ 2021-22.