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Watch: West Bengal issues closure notice to 252 unrecognised madrasas

thehindu.com · 18hShare

West Bengal has shuttered 252 unaided and unrecognised madrasas in a massive state education overhaul. Triggered by a comprehensive district survey under the Suvendu Adhikari administration, the sweeping closures target institutions plagued by severe infrastructural and regulatory irregularities. With hundreds more facing show-cause notices and sweeping policy shifts like ‘One State, One Education’ underway, the crackdown has ignited an intense political firestorm over institutional oversight, uniformity, and the future of independent schooling.

First report: West Bengal shuts down 252 madrasas, sends show-cause notices to 100 — timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 2d