In Dec 2020, which of the following states introduced a Bill in the state Assembly to convert the State-run madrasas into general educational institutes from the next fiscal?

The correct answer is Assam : The Assam government introduced a bill in the 126-member Assembly to convert the State-run madrasas into general educational institutes from the next fiscal. The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020 seeks to repeal the Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialization) Act, 1995 and the Assam Madrassa Education Act, 2018. The Bill proposed to convert the madrasas into upper primary, high and higher secondary schools with no change of status and pay, allowances and service conditions of the teaching and the non-teaching staff. The government is also converting 97 State-run Sanskrit “tols” into study centres of Indian history and ancient Indian culture. The government spends ₹260 crore on these madrasas and the Sanskrit “tols” (Sanskrit learning centres) annually.