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Hired to modernise madrasas, later rendered destitute, 21,000 UP teachers cling to new hope
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Hired to modernise madrasas, later rendered destitute, 21,000 UP teachers cling to new hope

The Indian Express·Manish Sahu·about 1 month ago
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A postgraduate in English, 56-year-old Mohammad Muslim sells fruits from a handcart to make ends meet. Now, about five years after the Madrasa Modernisation Scheme was discontinued by the Centre, leaving around 21,000 teachers employed as part of it destitute, Muslim hopes “our achche din (good days)” may return. Uttar Pradesh Minority Affairs Minister Danish Azad Ansari has said that the state government is considering accommodating these “modern teachers” following an in-principle decision taken at a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath . A detailed action plan will be drawn up soon, Ansari said, adding that the teachers who have made “significant contributions” will not be denied their rights.…

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