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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Minority Dept. institutions too asked to disallow hijab in classrooms

The Department of Minority Welfare has issued a circular to the schools that come under the department to implement the Karnataka High Court’s interim order on the hijab issue.

Earlier, there was confusion over the applicability of the order in Minority Department-run Morarji Desai Residential Schools, and Moulana Azad Model Schools that come under the department. These are schools where a maximum number of students are from the minority community.

Circular issued

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