Many believe that the decision is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s majoritarian politics, and it is the second major attack on minority education after withdrawing from the Maulana Azad National Fellowship in 2022. This decision has shocked thousands of teachers who have been persistently protesting for their honorarium for the past four years. https://thewire.in/education/up-government-ends-honorarium-to-madrasa-teachers-move-to-adversely-affect-1-million-students 

The latest order came as a setback to these thousands of teachers who teach subjects like English, Hindi, mathematics, science, social science, computers, etc., in different madrasas, and they are perturbed about their livelihood. They feel that their years-long services are going in vain.

by Asad Rizvi

11/01/2024

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