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Eknath Khadse, Minorities Affairs Minister of Maharastra said that Madrasas which do not teach primary subjects would be considered as "non-schools" and children studying in them as "out of school" students as they only impart religious education. He added that Madrasas are giving students education on religion and not giving them formal education. Our Constitution says every child has the right to take formal education, which madrasas do not provide.

Our only aim behind doing this is to ensure that every child of the minority community gets a chance to learn and come into the mainstream, get good paying jobs and have a prosperous future.

The state government's decision came after madrasas failed to comply with the government directive to teach primary subjects like English, Science, Maths and Social Science to children. As per the Maharashtra government's decision, funds will be provided to madrasas only if they follow formal school curriculum.

According to the minister, there are a total of 1,890 registered madrasas in the state and 550 out of them have agreed to teach the four subjects to students. We are even ready to pay madrasas for giving students formal education and are ready to provide them teaching staff as well. In the Union Budget 2014-15, the Narendra Modi government had allocated Rs 100 crore for the modernization of Madrasas.