New Delhi,RAJYA SABHA:Madarsa Modernization is an on going programme under which those Madarsas which volunteer to impart teaching in modern subjects such as Science, Mathematics, English etc, in addition to the traditional religious learning, are assisted through State Governments. National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education has set up a Committee of Experts on Modernization of Madarsa Managements has made suggestion to remove weaknesses in the existing Madarsas Modernisation Programme. Based on these suggestions, the Programme is being modified to provide for linkage of volunteering Madarssas with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and imparting of vocational education in addition to modern subject, without affecting their traditional teaching.This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Smt. D. Purandeswari in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.