Uttarakhand govt abolishes Madrasa Board, sets common authority

The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday, July 1, officially replaced the state’s Madrasa Board with the Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority, bringing educational institutions belonging to all six notified minority communities under a single regulatory framework, officials said.

Launching the new authority at a function in Dehradun, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said it is Uttarakhand’s



responsibility — a land that has nourished the entire world with its stream of knowledge — to set an ideal in the realms of education and values.

“The Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority (USMEA) came into effect on July 1, 2026, following the dissolution of the Madrasa Board,” he said. During the event, he also distributed recognition certificates to various minority educational institutions.