Uttarakhand Shifts Madrasas' Weekly Holiday From Friday to Sunday
The state government has ordered that registered madrasas, now classified as schools, observe their weekly holiday on Sunday instead of Friday.
Current Summary
Uttarakhand's government has decided that all registered madrasas, now recognised as 'schools' under the state education department, will observe their weekly holiday on Sunday rather than Friday. Friday had previously been designated the weekly holiday to allow for Jumma prayers. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the government's education policy is not based on appeasement and that institutions must follow rules ensuring quality education or will not be permitted to operate. Surjit Singh Gandhi, chairman of the Uttarakhand Minority Education Authority, said a unified education policy now applies to all minority schools in the state, and that registered madrasas, having become schools, must follow education department and Minority Education Authority regulations, including the new Sunday holiday. The Dhami government has previously abolished the Uttarakhand Madrasa Board and established a Minority Education Board covering all minority educational institutions.
What We Know
- Madrasas, now classified as schools, must observe Sunday instead of Friday as their weekly holiday
- The change follows the state's formation of a Minority Education Authority and abolition of the Madrasa Board
- CM Dhami and Minority Education Authority chairman Surjit Singh Gandhi confirmed the policy
What Is Still Unclear
- Exact effective date of the new holiday schedule
- Number of madrasas statewide affected
What Changed
- 21 Oct, 07:31 amSignal detected: Uttarakhand Shifts Madrasas' Weekly Holiday From Friday to Sunday
Background
Friday had been the weekly holiday for madrasas to accommodate Jumma prayers before this policy change.