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  Uttarakhand to scrap Madrasa Board as governor clears Bill: What's behind move and why it matters

  India | October 07, 2025 9:51 IST

  Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country to dismantle its madrasa board. As per a press release from the CM office, the Bill was part of the government's efforts to bring minority institutions into the mainstream and ensure quality education in them.

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  Yogi Adityanath's first budget earmarks Rs 790 cr for scholarships to minority students

  Politics | July 11, 2017 20:32 IST

  Yogi Adityanath government has made a provision of Rs 791.83 crore for providing scholarships to minority students in the budget.

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  AMU status debate: SC asks how a varsity could be termed minority institution

  India | April 04, 2016 20:30 IST

  In a development that has rekindled the debate over the minority institution tag for Aligarh Muslim University, the Supreme Court today questioned whether a university could in itself be termed as a minority institution.

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  NCERT panel on minorities suggests separate schools for girls

  India | January 01, 2013 23:07 IST

  New Delhi,Jan 1: An advisory committee of NCERT set up for promotion of education of religious minorities has suggested establishing separate schools for girls to check their dropout rates and a comprehensive scholarship criterion for