Closing of Madrasa and its Education in Assam Special Reference to Barak Velley

Barak Valley consists of three districts, they are: Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi. Of them, the latter two districts have a Muslim majority while the first one has 40% Muslim population. In brief, South Assam is popularly known as Barak Valley named after the river Barak which flows across the region from east to the west. Madrasa education system in Assam is a parallel system of education that contributes to a great extent in the socio-economic development of Assam by imparting education to a community which constitutes around 34.2% of the total population of Assam. However, this running education system has many advantages and limitations means strength and weaknesses So, author analyzed these all in this article. And also, this article deals with the closing of government Madrasa in Assam at a glance and its cause and effect. This research article is an attempt to have an overview on Madrasa education system in Barak Velley, Assam with scrutinizing prevailing conditions means closing of government Madrasa education in Assam. This article is prepared on the basis of the field visit and after analyzing relevant documentary and previous literature on the said subject.