Added on October 12, 2024
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Child rights body calls for stopping state funding to madrassas unless they comply with RTE norms
NEW DELHI, Oct 12, 2024 (PTI): The apex child rights body has raised serious concerns about the state of functioning in madrassas and called for stopping state funding to them unless they comply with the Right to Education Act.
In its latest report titled ‘Guardians of Faith or Oppressors of Rights?’, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said religious institutions operating outside the purview of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 had a negative impact.
According to the report, the exemption of madrassas from the RTE Act has deprived children attending these institutions of quality education.