UP cabinet approves amendment to Madarsa education act following SC ruling
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Lucknow , August 5: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved an amendment to the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, removing the Madarsa Education Board's authority to regulate or award higher education qualifications equivalent to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
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The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ahead of the second day of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly's Monsoon Session.
The amendment has been introduced in line with the Supreme Court's November 2024 judgment. While the apex court upheld the validity of the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, it ruled that the provisions allowing the Madarsa Board to regulate higher education courses such as Kamil and Fazil were unconstitutional.
Under the revised framework, the Madarsa Education Board will continue to supervise education up to the Class 12-equivalent level. This includes courses such as Munshi, Maulvi, and Alim. However, Kamil and Fazil courses will now come under the state's higher education system.
Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari said the amendment was necessary to comply with the Supreme Court's directions. He said the court had clearly stated that Kamil and Fazil, being higher education courses, cannot remain under the Madarsa Board.
Government officials said a separate mechanism is being prepared to regulate these courses. Among the institutions being considered for this purpose is Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University in Lucknow.
Officials also said that fresh admissions to Kamil and Fazil courses have remained suspended since the Supreme Court's 2024 judgment, pending changes to the regulatory framework.
The Supreme Court had delivered its verdict while hearing appeals against the Allahabad High Court's March 2024 order, which had struck down the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004. The apex court restored the Act but excluded the Board's powers over higher education courses.