Madrasa teachers trained for mainstream formal subjects: Union Minister Naqvi
Mumbai: Madrasa teachers are now being trained to impart education in mainstream formal subjects like Hindi, English, Marathi, maths, science, computers and other regional languages, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday.
Naqvi also said the school dropout rate among girl students from minority communities has plunged to 35 per cent now from 70 per cent in 2014.
Naqvi was addressing the valedictory session of madrasa teachers training programme at Anjuman-e-Islam here. The programme was organised by the ministry. The training was provided by Anjuman-e-Islam.
"Besides religious teaching, Urdu, Arabic and other languages, madrasa teachers are also being provided training for mainstream formal education like Hindi, English, maths, science, computer etc," a statement quoted Naqvi as saying.
The ministry had launched a campaign around four years ago to connect madrasas with mainstream formal education system, he said.
"A large number of madrasa teachers have been trained in mainstream education. It is heartening that these teachers include a large number of female teachers," the minister said.
Naqvi said over 300 teachers have been trained under the programme in the first six months of the second term of the Narendra Modi government.
Reputed institutions such as IITs, Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Hamdard, Anjuman-e- Islam and others are training teachers under the programme, he added.
Naqvi said his ministry has been working on "war footing" to provide affordable, accessible, quality education to six notified minority communities, namely Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, Christian, Sikh and Muslim.
He added the government has connected "thousands" of madrasas and other educational institutions belonging to the communities with "3Ts - teacher, tiffin and toilet".
Naqvi said some 20 lakh students from the six communities have been given pre-matric, post-matric, merit- cum-means and other scholarships in the first six months of the Modi government in its second innings.
Naqvi said basic infrastructure was being constructed on large scale under 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram' to ensure educational empowerment of minorities, especially girls.
Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram', 104 common service centres have been approved across the country in first six months of the second term of the NDA government, he added.
"These centres will work as a single-window system to provide information regarding Central government schemes as well as to assist the needy in getting benefits of these welfare schemes," Naqvi said.
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Three footballers of Indian origin named in squads for FIFA World Cup 2026
New Delhi: Three footballers of Indian origin have been named in preliminary or final squads for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held across the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19.
According to a report published by Mathrubhumi, Sarpreet Singh was included in the New Zealand national football team squad which was announced on Wednesday.
Born in Auckland to Indian parents, Singh was eligible to represent India through his family roots but chose to play for New Zealand. The 27-year-old attacking midfielder made his senior international debut in 2018 and has since become a regular member of the national side.
Singh has made 26 appearances for New Zealand and has scored three goals while providing seven assists.
Julen Lopetegui has included two players of Indian origin: Niall Mason and Tahsin Mohammed, in Qatar’s selections for the tournament.
Mason, a defender whose mother is Indian, previously trained in the youth academies of Real Madrid, Southampton FC and Aston Villa FC. Although he received his first senior call-up earlier this year, the Qatar defender is yet to make his senior international debut.
Tahsin Mohammed, 19, was born to parents from Kerala’s Kannur district. His father Jamshid is from Thalassery, while his mother Shaima belongs to Valapattanam. The winger became the first player of Indian origin to feature in the Qatar Stars League, Qatar’s premier domestic football competition.
Mohammed has made two appearances for the senior Qatar side, including in a World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in June 2024.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be jointly hosted by United States, Mexico and Canada.
