Uttarakhand Waqf Board has taken steps towards the modernization of madrasas. The first modern madrasa has been built in Dehradun under the board. It has been named after former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. NCERT curriculum will be implemented in the madrasa. Children will study science and Sanskrit along with Arabic there. This madrasa will start from this session in April, in which classes from one to six will be conducted in the first phase.
419 madrasas are registered in Uttarakhand
Currently 419 madrasas are registered in Uttarakhand, out of which 117 are run by the Waqf Board. According to the Board’s Chairman Shadab Shams, it has been decided to modernize them so that the children studying in the madrasas run under the board can also become doctors and engineers. NCERT curriculum will be implemented in madrasas. In the first phase, the board has set a target of modernizing 10 madrasas. In this series, the first modern madrasa has been built in Muslim Colony located at Railway Station in Dehradun. It will be started from the upcoming academic session. After the civic elections, the process of modernizing other madrasas will be taken forward.
50 lakhs cost incurred in construction
On the other hand, CEO of Waqf Board Syed Siraj Usman said that apart from six rooms for studies in the modern madrasa, computer room, meeting hall, staff room have also been constructed. 50 lakh rupees have been spent in the construction of the madrasa. He said that the admission process in the madrasa will start from March and the session will start from April. The madrasa has a capacity of about 200 students.
Free medical facilities to children under National Child Health Program
At the same time, the government is very serious about the health of children in the state. Swati Bhadauria, Director of National Health Mission, said that under the National Child Health Program, free medical facilities are being provided to newborns and small children. Apart from this, serious diseases like congenital heart disease, neural tube defect, hearing impairment, cataract, cleft lip and palate, cleft foot are being treated free of cost. Currently, in the financial year 2024-25, medical services have been provided to more than five thousand children through the DEIC center. A state level monitoring committee has been constituted for the strengthening of the National Child Health Program and District Early Intervention Center operated under the National Health Mission.
The first meeting of the committee was chaired by Mission Director Swati Bhadauria on Saturday. He informed that work is being done at various levels for the effective operation of the program. In which ASHA workers visit the homes of children from birth to six weeks, 148 mobile health teams of the state go to Anganwadi centers and government and aided non-government and continuous health checkup of youth up to 18 years is done. Children suffering from disease are sent to higher medical unit for specialized treatment.
