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Uttarakhand Forms State Minority Education Authority

The new Authority will centralize minority education, design curricula, and grant recognition to all minority institutions, replacing the Madrasa Board by July, officials said.

  • On Tuesday, the Uttarakhand government formed the Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority to abolish the Madrasa Board from July this year.
  • Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the decision to dissolve the Madrasa Board in the previous Assembly session, and officials said the government had already resolved to abolish it.
  • Surjit Singh Gandhi was named chair of the 12-member authority, including the Director of Higher Education, Director of State Council of Educational Research and Training, Director of Minority Welfare, and members like Rakesh Jain and Rajendra Bisht.
  • The new Authority will determine minority syllabuses and curricula, deciding the education for minority children, while recognition of minority institutions will shift to the Uttarakhand Board of School Education from July this year.
  • The Uttarakhand government frames the formation of the Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority as a step to shape minority education, including educationists from minority communities, officials said.
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tv9gujarati.com broke the news in on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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