Uttarakhand Minority Edu Bill gets Guv nod

The Madrasa Board will be abolished and a uniform law will govern all minority educational institutions as Uttarakhand Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmeet Singh (Retd.) has given his assent to the Uttarakhand Minority Education Bill, 2025, a statement here said.

Under the Bill, educational institutions belonging to other minority communities, such as Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi, will also receive minority educational institution status in the state, along with those belonging to the Muslim community, the statement said.

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Monday, said, “With the Governor's approval, the path for this bill to become law has been paved. Under this law, an authority will be established for the education system of minority communities, which will grant recognition to minority educational institutions.”

“This law will certainly help make the education system in the state more transparent, accountable and quality-oriented,” the CM asserted.

With the implementation of this Bill, the Madrasa Education Board Act, 2016, and the Non-Government Arabic and Persian Madrasa Recognition Rules, 2019, will expire on July 1, 2026, the statement read.