Waive fees for madrassa students: NITI Aayog

new delhi — The NITI Aayog has suggested waiving fees for the madrassa students who opt for National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) exams as it stressed on the need for “continued efforts” to modernise them, to educationally empower the minority community.

The policy think-tank has made these recommendations in its ‘Three-Year Action Agenda, 2017-18 to 2019-20’, released recently.

On the modernisation of madrassas, the Aayog has recommended that the government make “continued efforts” through curricular reforms and by providing facilities such as computers, labs, libraries, among others.

Muslims constitute the largest religious minority in the country and according to the agenda they are behind others in terms of economic, health and education parameters.

“Continued efforts should be made to modernise them (madrassas) through curricular reforms and provision of facilities (e.g. computers, labs, libraries).

“A fee-waiver could also be considered for madrassa students opting for examinations conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling,” the Aayog said in the agenda. — PTI

a fee-waiver could also be considered for madrassa students opting for examinations conducted by the national Institute of open Schooling The NITI Aayog