New Delhi

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, a leading body of Islamic scholars held a meeting on Tuesday where it decided to back the Yogi Adityanath government's decision to survey unrecognized madrassas in Uttar Pradesh.

All persons responsible for UP madrassas were present at the meeting.

Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani (National President, Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind) in a press conference said, "Today madrassas are not looked at in a good way. I appeal to the government to understand us. We will always follow our duty. We are always ready to talk but not with force. We should be given time and we are ready to meet with the concerned authorities."

Uttar Pradesh government on September 1 announced that it would conduct a survey of unrecognized madrassas in the state to ascertain the number of students, teachers, curriculum, and affiliation with any non-government organization of these institutes.

An executive order was passed to transfer the teaching and non-teaching staff of aided madrassas with the consent of the managers of the madrassas concerned along with the approval of the Registrar and the UP Madrasa Education Council.

The survey will be carried out as per the requirement of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in connection with the availability of basic facilities to the students in madrassas, Minister of State for Minorities Affairs Danish Azad Ansari said.

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Danish Azad Ansari had also said, the order also holds to give maternity leave and child care leave to women employees working in the madrassas in the light of the rules applicable in the Department of Secondary Education and Basic Education.