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Panel for recruitment in madrasas

Kolkata: The State Cabinet on Thursday ratified a decision to set up a special panel for the speedy recruitment of teachers to madrasas, already been recognised by the government as minority institutions.

Teachers for madrasas would be recruited through the West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission that would be set for the purpose, Minister of State for Minorities Development and Welfare, Abdus Sattar, later told The Hindu. “Such a commission will be the first of its kind in the country,” he added.

Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been laying emphasis on development of minorities in the State.

Speaking at function here earlier this month, Mr. Bhattacharjee had said that the way to ensure greater number of Muslims in government offices was by providing them proper education and training facilities.

The total budgetary allotment for his department in the present fiscal was nearly Rs. 319 crore.

The present staff strength in madrasas was around 12,000, he added.

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