There are 4,680 Madrassas in NWFP out of which only 1,077 have registered. Of the rest, 3,031 have refused to register and. 572 have not responded to the government, the NWFP government executive summary report said.
"But, really, they don't present a real problem..." | The executive summary on NWFP madrassas by the School and Literacy Department stated that 22 percent of religious institutions are registered, 65 per cent are not registered and 12 percent have not even responded to government notices asking them to register.
"Your Corpulence, it's another demand from the gummint that we register!"
"Why tell me about it? Is the trash full?" | The province has 885 Madrassahs for female students as well. There are 183,140 full time enrolled students in these institutions, irrespective of their age group out of which 153,226 are boys and 29,914 girls, the report said. There are 312,794 part time enrolled students in NWFP madrassas including 52,197 girl students. The number of teachers in these schools is 14,486 including 2,697 female teachers. Approximately 71 per cent of madrassas have a boundary wall and proper sanitation facilities and 81 percent have electricity. |