the Scheme for providing quality education in madrasas(spqem)

1. M.B. GOVERNMENT P.G. COLLEGE,
HALDWANI
B.Ed.(self – finance), sem. II, 2016-18
B-203:Educational Technology
and ICT
Presentation topic: “Scheme
for Providing Quality Education
in Madrasas ( SPQEM)”

2. Submitted To:
Dr. Girija Rautela,
Assistant Professor
Submitted by:
Ruqayya Khan,
Roll number 40

3.  The need to modernize Madrasas has been especially recognized since
independence. India‘s first education minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,
emphasized on the need for an ”All India Madrasas Board‘
 An Expert Committee of the National Monitoring Committee for Minorities
Education (NMCME) suggested that Madrasas be provided a linkage with the
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to provide for certification of
academic levels, linkages with vocational education, improving the quality of
education in modern subjects, introduced teacher training, enhancement of
teacher salaries, strengthening of State Madrasa Boards for monitoring and
raising awareness about education programmes for the Muslim community.
Thus the Scheme To Provide Quality Education In Madrasas (SPQEM) was
born, for the qualitative improvement in Madrasas to enable Muslim children
to attain standards of the national education system.

4. 1. To strengthen capacities in Madrasas for teaching of the formal
curriculum subjects like Science, Mathematics, Language, Social Studies
etc. through enhanced payment of teacher honorarium.
2. To provide Science labs, Computer labs with annual maintenance costs
in the secondary and higher secondary stage Madrasas.
3. To strengthen of libraries/book banks and providing teaching learning
materials at all levels of Madrasas.
4. To encourage traditional institutions like Madrasas and Maktabs by
giving financial assistance to introduce science, mathematics, social
studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum so that academic
proficiency for classes I-XII is attainable for children studying in these
institutions.
5. To provide opportunities for vocational training for children studying in
Madrasas opting for assistance above 14 years of age, to enhance their
opportunities for entering the job market and encourage
entrepreneurship.

5. Coverage of SPQEM:
The SQPEM is a demand driven scheme. The Scheme will
endeavor to cover a total of 4,500-6,000 Madrasas and provide
honorarium to about 13,500-18,000 teachers in
Madrasas all over the country during the 11th Plan period.
This will include Madrasas for which recurring grant will be
given in continuation and the new Madrasas covered. It is
expected that a total of about 7 lakh students of Madrasas will
pursue modern education in addition to their traditional
education.

6. Financial assistance to Maktabs/Madrasas/Dar-ul-ulooms will cover the
following items:-
1) For appointment of teachers for teaching Science, Mathematics, Social
Studies,Languages, Computer Application and Science, subject to
availability of a minimum of ten students in each subject, each full time
Graduate teacher will be paid salary for 12 months @ Rs.6000/-p.m. and
post Graduate/B.Ed. Rs. 12000/- p.m. State Governments/Madrasa Boards
would ensure that larger Madrasas with higher student enrolment recruit
better qualified teachers.
2) For strengthening the libraries/book banks and providing teaching
learning materials at primary/middle/Secondary and senior secondary
levels, one time assistance up to Rs.50,000/-followed by an annual grant of
Rs.5000/- will be provided to each Madrasa.
3) For purchase of Science kits, Maths kits, and other essential pedagogical
equipment for teaching modern subjects a grant up to a maximum amount
of Rs.15000/- will be provided .

7. 4) Financial assistance will also be provided for establishment of Science/Computer
Labs/workshops in Madrasas at the Secondary/Senior Secondary levels upto a
maximum of Rs.1,00,000 for each of the labs followed by an annual grant of
Rs.5000 for maintenance/ purchase of consumables.
5)Financial assistance will be provided for conducting in-service teacher training
programmes for the teachers appointed in Madrasas. Training will be arranged in
groups by SCERTs/DIETs/BRCs etc. and the funds for this purpose will be
provided to the training institution through the State Government. Rs. 100/- per
day per teacher trainee for a maximum of 15 days training, will be paid to the
training institution to cover training expenses and TA/DA of the trainee teacher.
6) Financial assistance will be provided to meet registration fees, examination fees
and cost of study materials supplied by the National Institute of Open Schooling
(NIOS) up to 100% for each student opting for study through NIOS at secondary
and senior secondary level.
7)Madrasas can also opt for vocational courses offered by NIOS after fulfilling norms
& standards set by NIOS. There will be linkages of Madrasas with industry, ITIs
set up by the Ministry of Labor and Employment etc. which are in the vicinity, for
use of workshops and for promoting employment opportunities.

8. Conclusion:
It can be said that the Madrasas play an important and progressive
role in education. Though elsewhere, these age-old institutions have
evolved mainstream institutions of higher education, but in India
such an evolution is yet to be fully achieved. Many leading Madrasas
themselves, Civil Society Organizations and the government have
recognized this lag and have made conscious as well as innovative
efforts in bridging it. Thus, Madrasas have been covered under
SPQEM Scheme since its inception from 2009-10 to 2015-16.