The Assam government has decided to stop the functioning of all government-run Madrassas and will soon table a bill to repeal provisions of madrasas & Sanskrit tols, and convert them into educational institutions imparting general studies.

There are around 740 Madrassas which will be converted into general educational institutions. Moreover, there are 98 provincialized Sanskrit Tols (schools) in the state which will be converted to study centres, research centres and institutions, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a press conference on Monday.