<div dir="ltr"><h1>Assam madrasas on way out, Sanskrit board to be scrapped</h1><div class="gmail-icon"> <div class="gmail-addthis_inline_share_toolbox" style="clear:both"><div id="gmail-atstbx" class="gmail-at4-jumboshare gmail-at-style-responsive gmail-addthis-smartlayers gmail-addthis-animated gmail-at4-show"><div class="gmail-"><table><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-at4-count-container"><div class="gmail-at4-count" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span class="gmail-at4-spacer"></span><span style="font-size:56px;line-height:56px">2</span></div><div class="gmail-at4-title" style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(102,102,102)">SHARES</div></td><td class="gmail-at-resp-share-element gmail-at-share-btn-elements gmail-at4-share-container"><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-facebook" style="background-color:rgb(59,89,152);border-radius:2px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Facebook</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:32px;height:32px;width:32px"></span><span class="gmail-at-label" style="font-size:11.4px;line-height:32px;height:32px;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Facebook</span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-twitter" style="background-color:rgb(29,161,242);border-radius:2px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Twitter</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:32px;height:32px;width:32px"></span><span class="gmail-at-label" style="font-size:11.4px;line-height:32px;height:32px;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Twitter</span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-google_plusone_share" style="background-color:rgb(220,78,65);border-radius:2px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Google+</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:32px;height:32px;width:32px"></span><span class="gmail-at-label" style="font-size:11.4px;line-height:32px;height:32px;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Google+</span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-email" style="background-color:rgb(132,132,132);border-radius:2px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Email</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:32px;height:32px;width:32px"></span><span class="gmail-at-label" style="font-size:11.4px;line-height:32px;height:32px;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Email</span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-print" style="background-color:rgb(115,138,141);border-radius:2px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Print</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:32px;height:32px;width:32px"></span><span class="gmail-at-label" style="font-size:11.4px;line-height:32px;height:32px;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Print</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-Storyright"><div class="gmail-relStory"><ul><li>Also in this section</li><li><br></li><li><h2 style="border-bottom:0px solid rgb(204,204,204)" class="gmail-nobd"><br></h2><br></li></ul></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0em"><img style="max-width: 71%;" src="http://images.tribuneindia.com/cms/gall_content/2017/5/2017_5$largeimg22_Monday_2017_012355723.jpg" alt="Assam madrasas on way out, Sanskrit board to be scrapped"><br><span style="padding-bottom:0.5em" class="gmail-caption">The State Madrasa Education Board runs 700 schools. Reuters file</span></div><span class="gmail-storyText"><p style="margin:0em;padding:0em"><strong>Bijay Sankar Bora</strong></p>
The BJP-led government in Assam has decided to disband the State
Madrasa Board and hand over the academic part to the Board of Secondary
Education, Assam. The Sanskrit Board will also be dissolved, according
to Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
“To mainstream madrasa education, we are disbanding the Madrasa
education directorate and making it a part of the secondary education
directorate,” he tweeted. Sarma told the House recently that the state
government wanted to “mainstream” madrasas and introduce modern
learning, such as computers.
“We want to introduce modern learning in these institutes. For this, we
will have to change the existing structure,” he said in his reply to a
cut motion on supplementary demands for grants for the Mid-Day Meal
Scheme. Assam had set up the Madrasa Education Board in 1934, with nine
schools under it. After Independence, it was renamed as State Madrasa
Education Board. It has over 700 madrasas under it.
<strong>Heritage tag for tribal brews</strong>
An alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain or fruit by tribes in
Assam using traditional starter cake has finally been provided with the
“heritage” tag. The brew, however, should not contain more than 12 per
cent alcohol volume to be bracketed among “heritage” ones.
>From now, Assam’s Excise Department will grant licence to establish
heritage alcoholic beverage units while the licence to establish
microbrewery or a retail shop will be given by the DC of the district
with the prior sanction of the Excise Commissioner. The licence fee for
retail outlet, microbrewery, wholesale and “manufactory” will be Rs
5,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.
The manufacturer will have to ensure use of transparent white glass, PET
bottles and also proper cleaning, washing, rinsing, sealing, labelling
and packaging “to the satisfaction” of the Excise Commissioner,
according to a gazette notification.
<p style="margin:0em;padding:0em"><strong><strong>Naga dialects in schools</strong></strong></p>
The Nagaland Government will introduce Naga local dialects in schools
from the academic session 2018. This, the government says, is to
effectively implement the three-language policy and to preserve, protect
and promote Naga languages.
While English will continue to be the medium of instruction in all
schools, teachers will be encouraged to explain difficult concepts and
scientific terms in the children’s mothertongue. With the introduction
of local Naga dialects in schools, Alternative (Alt) English shall be
abolished in a phased manner, starting from Class V from 2018 and
Classes VI to VIII from 2019.
In urban areas, in addition to local languages, Naga heritage studies
will be must for non-local students (those from outside the linguistic
group of the local area). A panel has been set up by the state to
examine the implementation of the three-language policy.<br><br><a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/assam-madrasas-on-way-out-sanskrit-board-to-be-scrapped/410856.html">http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/assam-madrasas-on-way-out-sanskrit-board-to-be-scrapped/410856.html</a><br clear="all"></span><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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