Assam govt urges madrasas to provide information by 1 December

The private madrasas of Assam have been asked to provide all information about their institutions to the state government by 1 December. By December 1, the madrasas must submit all information, including the location of the institution, teacher details, and so on, to the Secondary Education Department of the State Government through the organisations through which they operate.
The 1 December deadline was set on Wednesday during a meeting held at the Assam Police Headquarters in the presence of DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Director of Secondary Education Mamata Hojai, and representatives of five organisations, including All Assam Tanzim Madaris Qawmiya, All Assam Talimi Taraqqi Board, Madrasa Education Board Al Hafiz, and Adara Madaris Islamia, who are running the private madrasas in the state.
“Works on a portal is going on, where the information of all the private madrasas will be uploaded, and the portal will launch soon,” Rajib Saikia, CPRO of Assam police, said.
Earlier on 4 September, a meeting between the DGP of Assam, senior police officials, and representatives of several organisations that run the madrasas was held, and several decisions were taken, including ensuring that no extremist elements would take shelter in the madrasas in the name of religious teaching.
The Assam Police CPRO said that during today’s meeting, the Assam DGP said that police verification would be compulsory for those who come from outside of the state and are engaged as teachers in madrasas.
“There should be at least a 3 km distance between two madrasas, and the enrollment of each madrasa should be at least 100 students,” DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said.
Several other issues were also discussed in the meeting. Several private madrasas in the state came under scanner after teachers employed in some madrasas were arrested by the Assam police .
Assam police have arrested 47 persons, including several Madrasa teachers, for their alleged links with terrorist organisations and also busted six AQIS/ABT modules in the state. Assam police also handed over one case to the NIA.