No. F. 4-6/2014.EE.

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Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
EE.19 Section
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Subject: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2802 for answer on 30.07.2014 asked
by Shri Tariq Anwar and Shri Mullappally Ramchandran regarding
Madarasa Modernization Programme.

Printed version of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2802 for
30.07.2014 asked by Shri Tariq Anwar and Shri Mullappally Ramchandran
regarding Madarasa Modernization Programme has been received. The text of the
question is as under:

(a) whether the Government is planning to initiate a National Madarsa

Modernization Programme;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the programme;
(c) whether the Government is aware that the present literacy rate among
Muslims (males and females) in the country is very insignificant and if so, the
details of the existing schemes;
(d) whether the dropout rate among the Muslim students has increased in recent
past in the country including Bihar and if so, the details thereof, State-wise
and the reasons therefor; and
(e) whether the Government is contemplating to increase the quantum of funds
for various schemes in this regard and if so, the details therof?

Since information sought in some parts of the above said question does not
concern to this Division, we may seek information from EE.11 and Minority Cell in
this regard to frame a compact and suitable reply. A draft seeking information
from the above said sections is put up for perusal and approval please.
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Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
EE.19 Section
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Subject: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2802 for answer on 30.07.2014 asked
by Shri Tariq Anwar and Shri Mullappally Ramchandran regarding
Madarasa Modernization Programme.

Printed version of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2802 for
30.07.2014 asked by Shri Tariq Anwar and Shri Mullappally Ramchandran
regarding Madarasa Modernization Programme has been received. The text of the
question is as under:

(a) whether the Government is planning to initiate a National Madarsa

Modernization Programme;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the programme;
(c) whether the Government is aware that the present literacy rate among
Muslims (males and females) in the country is very insignificant and if so, the
details of the existing schemes;
(d) whether the dropout rate among the Muslim students has increased in recent
past in the country including Bihar and if so, the details thereof, State-wise
and the reasons therefor; and
(e) whether the Government is contemplating to increase the quantum of funds
for various schemes in this regard and if so, the details therof?

Based on the information available with the Bureau and the information
received from other section in respects of some parts of the question, a draft reply
to the question is placed below for perusal and approval please.
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Reference on pre-page

We are having the fresh/renewal proposals for the year 2013-14 from State
Governments of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. These proposals were received
previous year within the time limit. But these proposals could not be placed before
the Central GIAC meeting due to paucity of funds under SPQEM for the year
2013-14. However, we have now an amount of Rs. 213.74 crore earmarked under
the scheme of SPQEM. It is therefore suggested that we may hold the meeting of
Central GIAC for consideration of the said proposals for the year 2013-14 under
the previous scheme guidelines.

Kind convenience of Secretary (SE&L) is solicited for holding the meeting.

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This is the first letter of the Minority Cell/Ministry of Minority Affairs, the
Department has received, and therefore, no comments have been sent to the MC or
MoMA earlier. MC has forwarded the EFC note of MoMA to the various Bureaus of
the Ministry for their comments over the proposal of continuation of their ongoing
scheme of Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme for the students belonging
to Minority Communities in the 12th Plan. The scheme is basically targeted to
financially benefit the meritorious students of the minority communities to assist
them to pursue professional and technical courses through providing them
scholarship. However, the scheme is only for the financially weaker families of the
minority communities since only those students whose family income is upto 4.5
lakh a year can apply.

Since the scheme is targeted to benefit the meritorious students of 6

notified minority communities and thereby promoting the excellence and giving
opportunities to achieve the professional and technical education to the students
of weaker sections of the society, and not overlapping the minority schemes run by
this Department also, we may support the said proposal of continuation of the
scheme in the 12th Plan, if approved.

Put up for perusal and approval please.

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Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
EE.19 Section
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Subject: LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2102for 23.07.2014 asked by Shri
Anto Antony regarding funds under IDMI scheme.

Admitted version of the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2102 for

23.07.2014 asked by Shri Anto Antony regarding funds under IDMI scheme has
been received. The text of the question is as under:

a) Whether the Government has received any representations from the State
Governments including Kerala regarding release of funds under the
Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMIs) Scheme; and

b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the response of the Government
thereto?

Based on the available information, a draft reply to the question is placed

below for approval.
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Sl. No. 15(FR)

Wehave received a letter from Minority Cell regarding requesting for

furnishing information in reply to Part (a) to (c) of the RajyaSabha admitted
Unstarred Question No. 1260 for answer on Monday, 21.7.2014 asked by Shri
Mohammed Adeeb, M.P. regarding Education of minorities in U.P.

In this connection it is submitted that this Department may submit the

information with respect to both the minority schemes i.e. SPQEM and IDMI as per
the following:

(a) to (c) The Department of School Education & Literacy has been running two
schemes namely i) the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas
(SPQEM) and ii) Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Private Aided/Unaided
Minority Institutes (IDMI) since 2008-09 for the educational unliftment of the
Minority Community in Uttar Pradesh.

Under SPQEM, the Ministry of HRD provides financial assistance to the

Madarsas which introduces modern subjects i.e. science, mathematics, social
studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum so that academic proficiency for
classes I-XII is attainable for children studying in these institutions. Financial
assistance is provided for Science/math Kits, for setting up of Book Bank,
Science/Computer lab also. However, the scheme is implemented through the
State Government.

Under IDMI, financial assistance is provided to augment infrastructure in

private aided/unaided minority schools/ institutions in order to enhance quality
of education to minority children. However, under the scheme, only those
madarsas which are imparting formal education and thereby following the
prescribed syllabus of the State Education Board are covered under the scheme.
The scheme of IDMI is also implemented through the State Government.

A statement showing the releases made to the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh under
these schemes for the previous three years may also be enclosed.

In view of the above, we may send a reply as per the draft placed below for
perusal and approval please.
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Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
EE.19 Section
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Subject: RajyaSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1259for 21.07.2014 asked by Shri
GulamRasoolBalyawi regarding Modernisation of Madarsa education.

Printed version of the RajyaSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1259 for

21.07.2014 asked by Shri GulamRasoolBalyawi regarding Modernisation of
Madarsa education has been received. The text of the question is as under:

c) whether Government proposes to introduce a new scheme of

modernisation of Madarsa education;
d) if so, the details thereof;
e) whether the autonomy of imparting religious education in such Madarsas
would be respected;
f) if so, the details thereof; and
g) if not, the reasons therefor?

Based on the available information, a draft reply to the question is placed

below for approval.
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Sl. No. 43 (FR)

Wehave received a letter from Minority Cell, forwarding a copy of the letter
of the Ministry of Minority Affairs alongwith a draft Memorandum of Expenditure
Finance Committee on the Scheme of Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme
for the students belonging to Minority Communities. The Ministry of Minority
Affairs in their letter has requested to furnish the comments of our Department on
the said EFC note at the earliest.

Put up for perusal and necessary action.

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Sl. No. 42 (FR)

Wehave received a letter from National Commission for Minority

Educational Institutions (NCMEI) regarding a case filed by Minority Association of
Educational Institutions, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Vs. the Secretary, School Education,
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. It has been mentioned in their letter that the said
case came up to them for hearing on 19.5.2014 and the commission has directed
the said matter to be renotified on 16.10.2014 at 11.00 A.M. and the said case will
be heard and determined in the absence of the representative of this Department,
if not present.

In this connection it is submitted that this Department has not received any
correspondence of the said case from the Commission or from the petitioner prior
to this. The letter of the Commission also does not clarify the subject, the position
or reasons of the case. Therefore, in absence of the details of the said case, it is not
possible for the Department to take any stand. We may therefore, request the
Commission to send the details of the said case to the Department to enable us to
take a view.

A draft letter to the Commission, in this regard, is placed below for perusal
and approval please.
 No.F.4-4/2014.EE.19
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
EE.19 Section
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Subject: LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 974for 16.07.2014 asked by Shri
Kodikkunnil Suresh regarding Quality Education in Madrasas.

Admitted version of the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 974 for

16.07.2014 asked by Shri Kodikkunnil Suresh regarding Quality Education in
Madrasas has been received. The text of the question is as under:

(a) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State
Governments particularly Kerala under the Central Scheme for Providing
Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM):
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has not released funds to the State Governments
including Kerala under the said Scheme during the last two year; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise?

Based on the available information, a draft reply to the question is placed

below for approval.
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Sl. No. 13(FR)

Wehave received a letter from Minority Cell regarding requesting for

furnishing information in reply to Part (c) and (d) of the RajyaSabha admitted
Question No. 737 for answer on Tuesday, 15.7.2014 asked by Shri Ram Nath
Thakur, M.P. regarding National Madarsa Modernisation Programme. The MC has
also requested to provide information of grants released under SPQEM and IDMI
to the madrasas during the last five years and the current financial year.

In this connection it is submitted that this Department is concerned with

only part (b) to (d) of the above said RajyaSabha Question and the
reply/comments of the Department over these parts may be as under

(b) to (d) The Department of School Education & Literacy has been running
two schemes namely i) the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas
(SPQEM) and ii) Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Private Aided/Unaided
Minority Institutes (IDMI) since 2008-09 for the educational unliftment of the
Muslim Community.

Under SPQEM, the Ministry of HRD provides financial assistance to the

Madarsas which introduces modern subjects i.e. science, mathematics, social
studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum so that academic proficiency for
classes I-XII is attainable for children studying in these institutions. Financial
assistance is provided for Science/math Kits, for setting up of Book Bank,
Science/Computer lab also. However, the scheme is implemented through the
State Government.

Under IDMI, financial assistance is provided to augment infrastructure in

private aided/unaided minority schools/ institutions in order to enhance quality
of education to minority children. However, under the scheme, only those
madarsas which are imparting formal education and thereby following the
prescribed syllabus of the State Education Board are covered under the scheme.
The scheme of IDMI is also implemented through the State Government.

In view of the above, we may send a reply as per the draft placed below for
perusal and approval please.
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Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
Section- EE.19

Wehave received a letter from Minority Cell regarding requesting for

furnishing information in reply to Part (c) and (d) of the RajyaSabha provisionally
admitted Question Dy. No. 437 for answer on Tuesday, 15.7.2014 asked by Shri
ParimalNathwani, M.P. regarding Jharkhand Madarsa Board. The MC has also
requested to provide information of grants released under SPQEM and IDMI to the
Madrasas in the State of Jharkhand and the Madrasas in the State of Bihar during
the last five years and the current financial year.

In this connection it is submitted that under SPQEM, the Ministry of HRD

provides financial assistance to the Madarsas which introduces modern subjects
i.e. science, mathematics, social studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum so
that academic proficiency for classes I-XII is attainable for children studying in
these institutions. Financial assistance is provided for Science/math Kits, for
setting up of Book Bank, Science/Computer lab also. However, the scheme is
implemented through the State Government. Under the scheme an amount of Rs.
497.18 lakh was released by the Department to the State Government of Jharkhand
benefitting 492 teachers of 164 madrasas in the year 2009-10.

In view of the above, we may send a reply as per the draft placed below for
perusal and approval please.
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We have received two letters a Letter from Under Secretary, Minority Cell
forwarding therewith a forwarding of Ministry of Minority Affairs’ alongwith a
copy of Observations and Recommendations of the Standing Committee on Social
Justice & Empowerment on the subject “Implementation of Prime Minister’s New
15 Point Programme”. Action Taken Note on relevant paras has been requested to
furnish. Point no. 5 of the report talks of the SPQEM in which it has been suggested
that the Government should maintain statistical data on the number of Madarsa
schools in the country, the number of students studying there, the percentage of
drop outs, the number of students passing out and others.

In this connection it is mentioned here that this section is concerned to only

point no. 5 of the above said Observations/Recommendations of the report which
talks of SPQEM and it has been suggested in that that the Government should
maintain statistical data on the number of Madarsa schools in the country, the
number of students studying there, the percentage of drop outs, the number of
students passing out and others since simply allocating funds and modernizing the
course content is not enough. We may therefore, inform them that under SPQEM,
this Department releases grant to the State Government for honorarium of
madarsa teachers and for book bank, science/math kits, labs and for other
pedagogical equipment. The Department maintains the year wise data of the
number of madarsas and teachers benefitted and the amount of funds released to
the State Governments under the scheme. However, the data of the number of
students and other figures are maintained by the State Governments. A statement
showing the financial assistance provided to the State Governments and the
number of Madarsas and teachers benefitted in the previous five years under the
scheme may also be enclosed for their information.

A draft of this reference is put up here for perusal and approval please.
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Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education and Literacy
Section- EE.19

The main file is with SO (E.II)

This Section (EE.19) is dealing with two complex but most important
schemes i.e. Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrasas (SPQEM) and
scheme for Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutions (IDMI) of this
Ministry. Under both these schemes detailed proposals from various states are
received and examined thoroughly and the same are placed in Central GIAC
meeting for consideration. Consequently, the grants are released to the State
Governments for the proposals approved in the meeting of CGIAC held from time
to time.

The Section also makes arrangements for holding the meeting of National
Consultative Committee (NCC) for SPQEM and therefore has to prepare Agenda
and Minutes of the meeting, booking of the Meeting Hall and arrangement of Board
and lodging for the various non-official members of the Committee are also made
at this level only except other several small arrangements.

There are several Parliament Questions also in the section during the
Parliament sessions to which the reply has to be prepared on priority and in a
stipulated time limit. The section receives a large number of VIP and PMO
references also, reply to which is prepared in a time bound manner.

Many Court Cases are also another important part of the job of the section
which are regularly received in the section and the para wise
comments/reply/Counter Affidavit for these cases, filed in the various High Courts
of the country, are prepared urgently.

However, in spite of urgent nature of work, the section is lacking sufficient

no. of staff. At present there are only 2 Assistants and one Section Officer in the
section dealing with the above huge amount of work with no MTS, LDC/UDC or
Data Entry Officer and are doing all kinds of jobs. One more Assistant, Mr.
IrfanAlam has recently (on 3rd July) resigned from the Department and has joined
the Central Excise Department as an Inspector in West Bengal. Therefore, the work
he had been dealing with has come in the accounts of the remaining two who are
already struggling and stressed with the burden of work assigned to them.

Due to lack of sufficient no. of staff, the work urgent and important in
nature, getting delayed unnecessarily and affecting the efficiency of the officials’
besides causing work stress and pressure to them.

In view of the above, the section may be provided an Assistant at the

earliest to replace the one resigned this week and to help the smooth functioning
of the section.
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We have received a letter from Prime Minister Office alongwith the letter of
Shri AkhileshYadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. the hon’ble C.M. in his letter
has submitted that a large number of teachers teaching in madrasas under the
Centrally sponsored scheme of SPQEM have not received their salary for last few
years due to late submission of Utilization Certificate to the Govt. of India causing
several problems and dissatisfaction among teachers. However, he has further
mentioned that the UCs were submitted in time except a negligible delay of a week
or so in few cases. It has also been requested that the scheme of SPQEM may be
made reimbursement based so that the State Govt. can pay to the madrasa teachers
from the State budget and then it may be reimbursed by the Central Government.
At last it has again been requested to release the salaries to the madrasa teachers
for the previous years.

In this connection, it is mentioned here that under SPQEM financial

assistance to madrasa teachers is provided on annual basis subject to submission
of utilization certificates and audited statement of expenditure. The scheme
guidelines also say “No claim for recurring grants will be admissible if such claim is
not made within one year of the previous grant.”

Therefore, the honorarium for 1891 madrasa for 2010-11and 2011-12,

1446 Madrasas for 2011-12 and 2108 Madrasa for 2012-13 could not be released
since the proposal of these madrasa lots for the said years were received from the
State Government after the expiry of stipulated time limit i.e. one year of the
previous grant (as per the scheme guidelines)besides the late submission of
Utilization Certificates in most of the cases. The proposals which were received on
time as per scheme guidelines were processed and funds released. The year wise
details of grants released (Annexure-A) in respect of proposals from Uttar Pradesh
may also be enclosed for reference.

As regards to the issue of allotment of funds to the madrasas from the State
budget and then reimbursement of it by the Central Government, it is submitted
that the current scheme guidelines do not permit the said system of funds transfer.
As per the scheme guidelines the proposals, after proper scrutiny and approval of
State GIAC, would be forwarded to the Central Government which in turn would
consider them on merit in its Central GIAC and accord its approval.

In light of the aforesaid, a draft is put up for perusal and approval please.
A Govt. registered social organization is functioning for the development of backward
area of Supaul District, Bihar. The head of this society is MaulanaAkhtarSahab. The
people of this area have their trust and belief in the educational and social activities
run by this society.

But some of local anti-social people against whom some criminal cases are
registered, are trying to defame the glory of this society. It is said that i) Mr. Shahajmal
S/o Belal Ahmed, Sakin, Bhagwanpur, Kochgama, Birpur ii) ShamsherAlam and iii)
AkhtarAlam both S/o Mo. NiyamtullaSakin-Kochgama, Birpur, Supaul, Bihar have a
Group of them. They run the business of kidnapping, murder, smuggling and other
antisocial activities. They have many vehicles in their name of which they are not the
owners. They have many modern weapons also. The chief of them is AkhtarAlam who
operates their plans and schemes from Nepal. It is also said that this group has their
relationship with the organizations of Maoists’ of Nepal with whose assistance the
anti-social activities are run by them.

Two cases of kidnapping, murder and other anti-law activities have come to the
light in which their involvement has been found true. Except of these many other cases
against them are lying pending in the court.

In-between it has also come to the light that these anti-social people in their
self, have decided to corrupt the environment of this society and trying to have control
over this. But due to the strictness of MaulanaAkhtarSahab, they are not being
successful in their efforts. Owing to all this they are talking nonsense against this
society, whereas the head of this Society, Mr. MaulanaAkhtarSahab is a bold,
impartial, honest and spiritual social worker. Besides the activities of society, he has
led many other programmes like plantation, construction of toilets, construction and
renovation of wells for drinking water facility. He has done work for assistance of poor
by distributing clothes, medicine and other things to them.

It is said by the people that such a helping society has never ever been in this
area. Mr. MaulanaAkhtarSahab is said to be the God of poor and these anti-social
people are unable to bear this thing. Thus, try to defame the glory of the society.

It is essential that a legal action should be taken against them and of their
dubious activities should be investigated.