30,000 kids in Karnataka madrassas may get modern education

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BENGALURU: Twelve years after the central government launched a scheme to modernize teaching in madrassas across the country, Karnataka is on the verge of making it a reality. Madrassas may well agree to incorporate modern education to their students.
With around 30,000 children of various age groups studying in 900 madrassas, ulemas of the community and the government has suggested these students will get certification from the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) for completing class 10 or class 12 courses.
The scheme being spearheaded by the ministry of minority welfare with the Karnataka minority welfare department being the nodal agency has provisions for financial assistance to madrassas for hiring subject teachers.Honorarium may range from Rs 6k-14k
Minority department secretary AB Ibrahim told TOI the honorarium for subject teachers will be based on the teacher’s qualification and number of students taught. This may range between Rs 6,000 and Rs 14,000 per month. “While this is just the beginning, we’re confident of convincing them to open the doors for modern education based on NIOS curriculum. There will be another meeting with community leaders and ulemas to take it further,” said Ibrahim.
“Though our madrassa students have the qualifications, especially in recent times when some of us have introduced computers, mathematics, science, etc in our teaching, they did not have the opportunity to go out into the world for further studies or employment simply because of lack of certification. With NIOS certification, this may help the community to grow stronger,” said Moulana Maqsood Imran.
Meanwhile, the government and madrassas agreed that introduction of modern education will be completely voluntary and there’ll be no government interference in religious and spiritual teachings.
According to department sources, the state government is targeting the major madrassas which have 100 or more students to ensure wider reach of the scheme.

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