The Uttarakhand Minority Academic Establishments Invoice, 2025, has been cleared by the state cupboard for introduction within the monsoon meeting session starting Tuesday in Gairsain.
The laws seeks to increase minority standing in schooling past the Muslim group to incorporate Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi establishments.
Till now, solely Muslim-run establishments have loved minority recognition within the state. The proposed regulation will make Uttarakhand the primary state within the nation to determine a framework that each grants such standing and enforces requirements of accountability and educational high quality.
A key provision of the invoice is the creation of the Uttarakhand State Minority Training Authority, which is able to function the nodal physique to evaluation functions, grant recognition, and monitor compliance with tips issued by the Uttarakhand Board of College Training.
Officers informed Hindustan Instances the authority will guarantee equity in pupil evaluation and promote transparency in governance.
“As soon as enacted, Uttarakhand will change into the primary state to legislate not solely on granting minority standing but additionally on making certain educational excellence, accountability, and the safety of constitutional rights,” a senior official mentioned.
The invoice requires all establishments run by Muslim, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, or Parsi communities to acquire recognition. They should be registered underneath the Society Act, Belief Act, or Firm Act, and properties and accounts should be maintained within the identify of the establishment.
Officers added that the regulation goals to streamline a course of that beforehand lacked uniformity, bringing it underneath one accountable authority. Whereas safeguarding autonomy, it additionally empowers the federal government to supervise functioning and challenge instructions when mandatory.
Based on officers, the laws will strengthen recognition procedures, guarantee higher transparency, and lift the standard of schooling in minority establishments, benefiting college students and communities alike.
The Uttarakhand Madrasa Training Board Act, 2016, together with the Non-Authorities Arabic and Persian Madrasa Recognition Guidelines, 2019, shall be repealed efficient July 1, 2026.
With inputs from Amit Bathla
