The proposed 2027 State Budget allocates MVR 496.2 million for religious programmes, up from MVR 470.4 million in 2026 and MVR 339.4 million in 2025. The government is also running religious education initiatives, including the Young Khatib Training Programme, and advancing projects to establish National Centre for the Holy Qur'an branches across inhabited islands.
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The proposed 2027 State Budget has allocated MVR 496.2 million for religious programmes, marking an increase from the MVR 470.4 million allocated this year.
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The sector received MVR 339.4 million in the 2025 State Budget, rising to MVR 470.4 million in 2026.
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The sector received MVR 339.4 million in the 2025 State Budget, rising to MVR 470.4 million in 2026.
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The proposed allocation for 2027 represents a further increase of MVR 25.8 million.
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These include the Young Khatib Training Programme, which has trained more than 700 young people through five rounds, and expanded efforts to increase the number of Huffaz through Qur’an memorisation programmes.
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