West Bengal to close 250 private madrasas with low enrolment by December

What happened

The state cabinet has agreed in principle to shut 250 government-recognised private madrasas that lack infrastructure and have few students. Classes will continue until December. It also cleared recruitment of about 1.51 lakh government personnel.

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