My dear Usmani Saheb,
ASA
It has been reported that some Muslim schools in Baraich have converted themselves into Madrasas and presumably affiliated thensehas to the UP Madrasa Board, in order to become eligible for central grant for salaries for teachers of science and mathematics.  The report names the Kaisarganj Usmani Hasar? and the Shaheen Girls Junior High School.  I anticipate the problem that the products of these schools-turned-madrasas shall find it difficult to pursue higher education after they pass out with a certificate from the UP Madrasa Board. 

Also it is not clear to me why these schools were not receiving the grant-in-aid under Art. 30(2) from the State Government.  It is possible that they have not even been recognized as  minority institutions or they were recognized as educational institutions without grant-in-aid as in the State of Bihar, where almost no Muslim high school has been recognized by the Government since 1980s. 

It has also been reported, not surprisingly, that there are very few government primary, middle or secondary school in Baraich specially in Muslim concentration areas.  I feel that the community should press for implementation of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, by opening government schools at Panchayat, block, town/mohalla and district levels in accordance with the national norms.  However, opening of more government schools in Muslim areas may produce a conflict of interest between the Madrasas and schools. This conflict between the interest of community as a whole and that of those who have established private schools needs to be resolved through the good offices of state organization of the community. 

I know you are not concerned with the schools but Madrasas in UP linked to your Association follow courses to enable the Madrasa children to secure admission in class VI through an admission test.  The interest of the Muslim community in UP needs both Madrasas to give Islamic and preparatory education to Muslim boys and girls and Government schools to teach them from class VI onwards.  It follows that the community should make an organized effort to force the Government to open more middle and high schools in their areas and also dissuade the existing minority schools not to change over to madrasas simply to attract government funds.