The 252 madrasas that have been served closure notices are devoid of minimum infrastructure.
KOLKATA: The state minority affairs and madrasa education department has sent closure notices to 252 madrasas across the state and issued show-cause notices to about 100 others following a survey of unaided madrasas. The magistrates of all 22 districts and the Kolkata area submitted reports on madrasas functioning within their respective jurisdictions. The DMs reported that about 2,132 madrasas were functioning with proper registration/affiliation etc, while 2,396 were functioning without the required registration/affiliation from any govt or board.
Detailed information relating to registration status, management, student enrolment and identity, teaching staff, infrastructure and sources of funding were collected and scrutinised. The department deputed dedicated inspection/investigation teams from the state level for re-verification of the reports received to ascertain that correctness of information furnished by the institutions corresponded with the actual position on the ground. The infrastructural lacunae at the madrasas included non-availability of classroom space, inadequate students or teachers, stark deviation from standard state school syllabus or administrative rules.
