Claim

From today the madrasa board has been completely abolished in Uttarakhand; no madrasa can run without registration with the new Minority Education Authority, government syllabus will apply, though religious education has not been banned and will run as separate evening classes.

“आज से मदरसा बोर्ड पूरी तरह खत्म कर दिया गया उत्तराखंड में। अब बिना पंजीकरण के कोई मदरसा नहीं चलेगा। मदरसों में सरकारी सिलेबस लागू होगा। हालांकि सरकार ने मजहबी तालीम देने पर कोई रोक नहीं लगाई है।”

Rationale

Multiple independent reports confirm every element of the claim as of the July 1, 2026 broadcast: the Uttarakhand Madrasa Board was formally abolished that day under the state Minority Education Act; madrasas must now be recognised/registered through the new Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority (via district education officers and UBSE affiliation) and unregistered madrasas cannot operate; the government (UBSE/NCERT-based) syllabus becomes mandatory; and religious instruction was not banned but is to continue separately outside regular school hours. Confidence is slightly below full because the specific 'evening classes' framing is the anchor's paraphrase of official statements rather than a codified rule in the reports reviewed.

Evidence

• https://thenewsmill.com/2026/07/uttarakhand-abolishes-madrasa-education-board-under-minority-education-act/ Confirms Uttarakhand abolished the Madrasa Education Board effective July 1, 2026, replacing it with the Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority under the new Minority Education Act. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/uttarakhand-abolishes-madarsa-board-general-school-rules-to-be-applied-from-july-1-2026-07-01-1046744 Reports that from July 1, 2026 general school rules and the state board curriculum apply to madrasas; institutions failing to comply face closure. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/india/uttarakhand-scraps-madrasa-board/story Confirms madrasa board dissolved and Uttarakhand Board of School Education (NCERT-based) curriculum compulsory from July 2026; religious instruction not banned and may continue alongside in separate hours. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://organiser.org/2026/07/01/360593/bharat/uttarakhand-launches-minority-education-authority-on-principle-of-one-nation-one-education-madarsa-board-abolished/ Reports launch of Minority Education Authority on July 1, 2026 as single recognition/registration body for all minority-run institutions, with madrasas requiring affiliation through it. ✓ reachable · archived