Uttarakhand ends Friday off for madrasas, orders Sunday as weekly holiday
The Congress alleged that the BJP government was resorting to ‘politics of polarisation and communalism’ ahead of the Assembly elections.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday announced that madrasas recognised as schools in the state would not have their weekly holiday on Friday, reported The Indian Express. Instead, they will be shut on Fridays.
In India, Islamic seminaries are called madrasas.
The weekly holiday in madrasas is typically on Friday, the day that Muslims usually participate in congregational prayers.
The government in July abolished its statutory madrasa board and brought educational institutions run by all six notified minority communities under a single regulatory authority.
Institutions run by Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis are now regulated by the Uttarakhand State Authority for Minority Education, created after the 2025 Uttarakhand Minority Education Act came into force on July 1.
On Wednesday, Dhami said that the new rules on weekly holidays aim to bring minority-run institutions under common academic and administrative standards.
“We have already introduced a Uniform Civil Code in the state,” Dhami was quoted as saying. “There should be a uniform system for everyone. All educational institutions should operate in the same direction, and we are working towards that goal.”
The new rule will apply to madrassas that have been recognised by the education department and those that have applied for recognition, The Print reported.
The Congress alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state was resorting to “politics of polarisation...
