Lucknow, 2

April (HS): The Uttar Pradesh government may give assistance to over 22,000

teachers who lost their employment following the end of the Madrasa

Modernisation Scheme nearly 26 months ago, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

asking authorities to draft a path for their adjustment. Danish Azad Ansari,

Minister of State for Minority Welfare, stated that the chief minister gave the

decision during a review meeting on Tuesday, following discussions about the

subject. Ansari stated that the scheme's termination in 2023-24 has left

thousands of teachers unemployed, and the administration was looking for

methods to accommodate them inside the madrasa education system. The chief

minister has stated that approximately 22,000 teachers hired under the system since

its beginning in 1995 have made substantial contributions to strengthening

education and would not be denied their rights.

Additionally,

a complete strategy would be developed to assess how they may be modified.

According

to officials from the Minority Welfare Department, the Centre's 1995 initiative

intended to bring contemporary disciplines such as English, Hindi, physics,

mathematics, and social science with Islamic instruction in madrasas. They

stated that the system employed over 22,000 ad hoc instructors in Uttar

Pradesh, who taught in both aided and unassisted madrasas. However, as the

Centre discontinued its financing, the initiative was closed, leaving

instructors without pay for more than two years. Teachers' representatives

applauded the measure. Diwan Sahab Zaman Khan, general secretary of the

Teachers Association Madaris Arabia Uttar Pradesh, stated that implementing the

recommended adjustment plan would be a great move.

He stated

that the plan was initially completely sponsored by the federal government,

which paid monthly honorariums ranging from Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000 based on

qualification. Later, during the Samajwadi Party government, the state

increased its portion, raising overall pay.

Khan

stated that the plan largely benefited unassisted madrasas, where professors

for contemporary courses were otherwise unavailable. Some impacted instructors

voiced cautious optimism, saying the chief minister's instruction increased

expectations for relief, despite the scheme's small compensation. If the

government proceeds with the modification, it will give much-needed assistance

to individuals who have been unemployed since the plan stopped, according to a

teacher.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi