Definitions

In this Act, unless the context requires: (a) "Board" means the Madhya Pradesh Madarsa Board established under section 3; (b) "Madarsa" means an educational institution providing instructions in Arabic and Islamic studies and recognised as such by the Board; (c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (d) "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee constituted under this Act; (e) "Management Committee" means the Management Committee constituted under this Act; (f) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board; (g) "Teacher" means a person appointed for imparting instruction in a recognised Madarsa and shall include the Shikshakarmi and Head of the Madarsa. In Section 8 of the Chhattisgarh Madarsa Board Adhiniyam, 1998 (No. 31 of 1998) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) ,- for clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "To prescribe the syllabus for primary (Class I to V), middle (Class VI to VIII) standard, Urdu Adeeb, Urdu Mahir, Urdu Moallim, Moulvi, (High School), Aalim (Higher Secondary) High School and Higher Secondary correspondence courses of Madarsa Education, and to arrange for the conduct of their examinations and to award certificates."