The Uttarakhand Governor has given assent to the Minority Education Bill, 2025, which mandates dissolving the state Madrasa Board and integrating minority schools (including madrasas) into the mainstream education system. @mathrubhumi+3The Times of India+3India Today+3
Key points:
- From July 2026, all madrasas in Uttarakhand must affiliate with the Uttarakhand Board of School Education and adopt the National Curriculum Framework & NEP 2020. Moneycontrol+2India Today+2
- The current Madrasa Board, which has governed religious curriculum independently, will be formally dismantled. The Indian Express+2Outlook India+2
- A new oversight authority (USAME) will regulate minority educational institutions, and ensure they follow academic standards, rules on recognition, and norms on religious neutrality. The Indian Express+2India Today+2
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called the step “historic toward a uniform, modern education system”. Moneycontrol+2@mathrubhumi+2
Critics warn of social tension, identity concerns, and implementation challenges (infrastructure, teacher training, local resistance). The New Indian Express+2The Indian Express+2
