Patna:
The Bihar government plans soon to bring Information Technology (IT) to the state's madrassas for modern education, Minority Welfare Minister Shahid Ali Khan has said.
"It'll help madrassa students to learn about the benefits of IT in day-to-day life," Khan said.
He said the government would spend Rs 28 crore on the project.
Though the union government began the process of modernising madrassas in 1994, the state government introduced the process in Bihar in 2002.
Officials of the Bihar State Madrasa Education Board said that under the modernisation scheme, courses would be revised to keep it in tune with the curricula of the Bihar School Examination Board and the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Some madrassas even encourage students to join the National Cadet Corps (NCC) or the Scouts and Guides.