KARNATAKA INDIA – Around the world education is dealt with the utmost importance as it is believed that each generation should receive better than the previous generation. In India it is believed that knowledge is power. Once you have equipped the younger generation with knowledge then you have equipped them with the power to make themselves and the people around them better.
In Karnataka the minister of education B C Nagesh has obtained reports of the nature of education at madrasas in the state. He even went to the extent of having a review meeting regarding the formal education provided to students going to madrasas.
The minister took in to account that there is a rule according to which after getting religious education at madrasas, students will have to attend nearby schools to obtain a formal education in science and mathematics. This has been a rule for a long time and it has been followed by everyone in the area blindly with out question.
Minister Nagesh said. “In this backdrop, keeping in mind the future of the students studying at madrasas there is a need to know about the nature of education at madrasas,”
The above comment was made as he could not find a clear picture of the formal education was revived by the student. It seems like there was no proper documentation done and for the minister this was concerning.
Further stating that there was pressure from Karnataka the minister said a first meeting was held today to examine the education system there. The minister further stated that “Officials have been asked to visit madrasas to inspect whether the education being provided at aided, unaided and private madrasas is in accordance with the Right to Education Act, and if not, what kind of education is being provided, after obtaining information regarding the situation on the ground, a meeting will be held with education experts and those running madrasas. It is the responsibility of the government to provide every child with formal education in accordance with the Right to Education Act, and all attempts are being made to fulfill it. On the whole the intention of the government is that every child has to get quality education,”
