FROM May 12, 2022, singing the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, has been made mandatory in all madrasas in Uttar Pradesh. This decision was taken at a meeting of the UP Madrasa Education Board on March 24. Several other decisions relating to examinations, attendance, and recruitment of teachers were also taken. The Registrar of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board, SN Pandey, also issued an order to this effect to all district minority welfare officers on May 9.
Pandey's order read: "It is to be conveyed about the singing of the national anthem in the morning before the commencement of classes in madrasas, that in the meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board held on 24th March 2022, it was decided that in all the recognized/aided/unaided madrasas, from the upcoming academic semester, it will be mandatory for all the students (boys and girls) and teachers to sing the national anthem (starting from 'Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak Jai He Bharat Bhagya Vidhata' up to 'Jai He, Jai He, Jai Jai Jai Jai He') in a coordinated tone with other prayers before the commencement of classes."
The order added: "As you are aware, the annual holiday list announced in madrasas due to the month of Ramadan has holidays from 30.03.2022 to 11.05.2022. Thus, regular classes will start from 12.05.2022. Please take the trouble of ensuring that the above decision of the Board is complied with at the time of commencement of regular classes in each recognized/aided/unaided madrasas. You are required to monitor it regularly."
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