The Assam government has officially renamed 1,281 Madrasa Education (ME) madrasas as ME Schools, according to an announcement by Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu.
This initiative, aimed at fostering uniformity and inclusivity in Assam’s education system, was implemented by the Department of School Education. The order from the Office of the Directorate of Elementary Education, Assam, stated, “As per approval of Govt. E-file No. 392611, dtd. 04/12/2023, the nomenclature of the 1281 Upper Primary Schools ‘M.E. Madrassa’ under Directorate of Elementary Education, Assam shall be known as ‘M.E. School’ with immediate effect.”
The Gauhati High Court had previously upheld The Assam Repealing Act, 2020, requiring the conversion of all Provincialised (government-funded) Madrasas into general schools in Assam.
In July of the same year, the Assam Government disbursed Rs 96.21 crore as School Grants to 40,970 Lower Primary and Upper Primary schools, as reported by Education Minister Ranoj Pegu. However, grants to 11,480 schools were withheld due to incomplete staff profile updates in the Siksha Setu portal.
The Assam government had launched the Siksha Setu Asom Portal App in April to gather information about schools, teachers, students, and other relevant data.
With inputs from ANI.