The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recommended that all states and Union Territories discontinue funding for Madrasa Boards and eventually shut them down.

NCPCR raises concerns about madrassas, calls for stopping state funding unless they comply with Right to Education Act.

The NCPCR report said that there was a lack of accountability in many madrassas, where physical safety concerns, such as poor infrastructure and cases of child rights violations, have been reported.

According to the report, the exemption of madrassas from the RTE Act has deprived children attending these institutions of quality education.

Former Congress MP Kunwar Danish Ali, reacting to the recommendations of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), regarding discontinuation of funding of Madrasa boards in all...

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) chief Ajay Rai, while reacting to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' (NCPCR) recommendations seeking closure of Madrasa Boards, said that...

Following recommendations by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to halt funding to Madrasa Boards across India, the UP-Madrasa Teachers Association has criticised the move,...