Claim

Uttarakhand had a total of 952 madrasas, of which 250 were sealed by December last year; 452 madrasas have been registered, and only 52 offer education up to class 12.

“उत्तराखंड में कुल 952 मदरसे थे। इनमें से 250 पिछले साल दिसंबर तक सील किए जा चुके थे। 452 मदरसों का रजिस्ट्रेशन हो चुका है। सिर्फ 52 मदरसे ऐसे हैं जिनमें 12वीं तक की पढ़ाई होती है।”

Rationale

The claim's figures track official and press-reported data closely. 452 registered madrasas is confirmed by multiple sources around the July 1, 2026 abolition of the madrasa board. CM Dhami stated in mid-January 2026 that over 250 illegal madrasas had been sealed, consistent with '250 sealed by December last year.' The total of 952 aligns with reported figures of ~452 registered plus roughly 500 unrecognised madrasas. The only small deviation is the class-12 figure: contemporaneous reports say 55 (or 56) madrasas run classes up to 12th, versus the claimed 52 — a minor discrepancy that does not change the substance.

Evidence

• https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/uttarakhand-seals-over-250-illegal-madrasas-removes-encroachments-on-10000-acres-cm-dhami20260117101243/ ANI (Jan 2026): CM Dhami said over 250 illegal madrasas had been sealed in the state's crackdown, matching the claim of 250 sealed by December 2025. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://scroll.in/latest/1093998/uttarakhand-abolishes-madrasa-board-brings-all-minority-institutions-under-one-authority Scroll (July 2026, on the madrasa board abolition): Uttarakhand had about 452 registered madrasas plus several hundred unrecognised institutions, matching the 452 registration figure. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/uttarakhand-madrasa-board-ceases-to-exist-today-uttarakhand-minority-education-authority-to-come-into-effect-tomorrow-enn26063006626 ETV Bharat (June 30, 2026): ~455 madrasas operating; about 400 run classes 1-8 and 55 run classes 9-12 — close to but slightly higher than the claimed 52 offering education up to class 12. ✓ 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 India TV (July 1, 2026): around 500 unrecognised madrasas existed alongside the registered ones, consistent with a total of roughly 950 (452 registered + ~500 unregistered), supporting the ~952 total figure. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://organiser.org/2025/03/07/281248/bharat/uttarakhand-over-500-illegal-madrasas-uncovered-near-nepal-border-11-in-khatima-congress-era-scam-links-found/ Organiser (March 2025): state verification drive uncovered over 500 illegal/unregistered madrasas while ~450 were registered, corroborating the overall totals. ✓ reachable · archived