Azamgarh News: In Azamgarh district, 313 madrasas were found to be not up to the mark in the online feeding of the madrasa portal. When the SIT investigated this matter, 219 madrasas were found to be against the standards and some of them were found to be non-existent. Along with this, large scale irregularities were revealed. Now instructions have been given to register a case in the matter. The concerned officials will soon start the process of registering the case.

In the year 2009-10, a case of giving recognition and grants to many madrasas without physical verification came to light in Azamgarh district. In 2017, a complaint was made to the government that 700 madrasas are being run in Azamgarh district, most of which do not even exist.

Irregularities found in 313 madrasas
When the matter was investigated in the year 2017, 387 madrasas were found to be legal. Whereas irregularities were found in 313 madrasas. After this, the government handed over the investigation of this entire matter to the SIT team. After investigating, the SIT gave the report of this matter to the government in 2022.

In its investigation, the SIT found that there are 219 madrasas which are not up to the mark and some of them were non-existent. The government had directed to file a case against these madrasa operators but till now no FIR has been registered in this case. A few days ago, a team of SIT again came to Azamgarh and found that no FIR has been registered against the madrasas against which action was ordered. In such a situation, the government has taken this matter seriously and has directed to file an FIR. 

Action will be taken against madrasas that do not meet the standards.
In this case, the district's minority officer Varsha Agarwal said that the madrasas were investigated, in which a letter was sent by the SIT when some madrasas were found not to be up to the standards. In that sequence, a case will be registered by giving a complaint at the police station level. Although it took some time to take action after the investigation in 2023, but soon a case will be registered and action will be taken. 

On this matter, Muslim religious expert and Hajj Training Committee member Salim Ahmed says that this is a routine action of the government. Those madrasas which receive financial aid from the government and indulge in irregularities in spending or do not fulfil the standards must be prosecuted, but after investigation and notice, they must be given a chance to improve. 

If they do not improve, further action should definitely be taken. But it would not be appropriate to impose any kind of arrangement on those madrasas which are not taking financial aid and are educating some poor children in a few rooms on their own level. They should be kept out of the scope of investigation.