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Moreover, the board is fully equipped with essential staff, building, furniture and office equipment and is utilizing its powers to perform such functions as are necessary to implement and achieve the objectives of the ordinance.[^219] The ordinance, however, could not be properly enforced as religious circles, particularly; the Ittehad-i-Tanzemat-e-Madaris-i-Deenia did not cooperate with the government in any activity of the Madrasah Board or accept any membership therein.

In the backdrop of such a situation, the government reviewed its policy and initiated more steps in the context of registration of din-i-madaris , rationalizing of syllabus and mainstreaming of madrasahs which formed government policy on the issue.[^220] While undertaking initiatives on madrasah reforms it was envisaged that the activities and functioning of madrasahs may also be regulated through an independent enactment, providing for their registration.

No specific law existed to regulate the activities of madaris. Neither was registration mandatory nor did registration…