BAREILLY: UP minority affairs minister Dharampal Singh said on Saturday that "madrassas will now provide education that inspire national spirit and not encourage education that spreads terrorism."
Singh made the remarks while addressing a press meet at Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly. The minister had won the last assembly elections from the Aonla seat in Bareilly. According to the data of the ministry of minority affairs, India has a total of 24,010 madrassas. They are largely run by private religious bodies; however, in six states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bengal and Assam, a large number of them are state-funded. They are the equivalent of mainstream education and their certificates are also at par with the school boards.
