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Govt mulling implementation of Madarasa Act in J&K

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling implementation Madarasa Act so that all madarsa schools in the state became entitled to financial assistance from the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).

"The Government is contemplating implementation of the Madarasa Act in the state on the analogy of Uttar Pardesh, Bihar and other states so that such schools in the state become entitled for financial assistance from the NCM," Haj and Waqf Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed said here today.

Sayeed also said there was need to blend school curriculum with moral and religious education to instill right values.

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First Published: Apr 11 2013 | 9:40 PM IST

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