NCPCR recommends end to funding for Madrasas, calls for their closure

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recommended that each states and Union Territories discontinue backing for Madrasa Boards and yet unopen them down.

In a missive addressed to Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories, NCPCR Chairman Priyank Kanoongo besides advised that non-Muslim children presently enrolled successful madrasas beryllium moved to mainstream schools, successful enactment with the Right to Education (RTE) Act of 2009.

The recommendations are based connected a broad study prepared aft studying the acquisition conditions of children from the Muslim community.

According to Kanoongo, this study is aimed astatine creating a roadworthy representation for ensuring that each children successful India turn up successful a harmless and productive environment, yet contributing to nationalist development.

“The study is prepared with an purpose to usher america toward creating a broad roadworthy representation that ensures each children crossed the state turn up successful a safe, healthy, and productive environment. By doing so, they volition beryllium empowered to lend meaningfully to the nation-building process successful a much holistic and impactful way,” the missive said.

Talking to IANS, Priyank Kanoongo said, “The committee has studied this contented for the past 9 years and researched however children from the Muslim assemblage are deprived of schoolhouse acquisition owed to madrasas, detailing the violations of their rights. We person sent a study connected this substance to the Chief Secretaries via missive and requested them to adjacent the Madrasa Boards successful their respective states. These Madrasa Boards person failed to service the intent for which they were established.”

“Currently, determination are inactive implicit 1.25 crore children successful madrasas with nary transportation to the Madrasa Boards. The Madrasa Boards are simply receiving authorities backing portion accommodating 1.9 to 2 cardinal children, including non-Muslim Hindu children, to make an illusion of acquisition support,” helium further told IANS.

The NCPCR, established nether the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act of 2005, is tasked with safeguarding the rights of children crossed India.