In a major step to introduce uniformity to the state’s educational institutions, the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government has dissolved the West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission. As per reports, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari informed the media on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) about the dissolution of the commission and its merger with the School Service Commission.
“The Madrasa Service Commission has been dissolved and merged into the School Service Commission,” the CM said. Henceforth, the appointments in madrasas will be made through the School Service Commission.
The decision comes after several allegations of irregularities in the recruitment process undertaken by the Madrasah Service Commission recently surfaced. According to the government, bringing the recruitment of all madrasas under the School Service Commission would uniformise and expedite the process. Incidentally, Alliah University, which earlier fell under the Department of Minority Education, has now been placed under the Department of Higher Education.
Last month, the West Bengal government had ordered the closure of 252 Madarsas across the state and issued show-cause notices to 100 others. Most of the Madrassas that were ordered to be shut down were located in the Malda, North Dinajpur, South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad and Nadia districts.
The action followed a field-level survey of unaided madarsas across the state. A statewide survey of madrassas was launched by the Minority Affairs and Madrassa Education Department in June this year. The survey was carried out across both government and private madrassas in all the districts to assess their functioning, infrastructure, approval status, management systems, and academic standards.
A special focus was placed on Khariji madarsas, which are independently run Islamic religious institutions funded by public donations and charitable trusts instead of government funding. At several Khariji Madarsas, students were being brainwashed and imparted anti-national propaganda. During the survey, around 2,396 madarsas were found functioning without registration. Madarsas that met the required rules and possessed valid approval were allowed to function by the authorities.
The state government’s action is motivated by the two-fold objective of regulating educational institutions and curbing the extremist or anti-national education being imparted to students. The government intends to provide madrassa students access to mainstream education and opportunities similar to those available to students in other schools.
