SRINAGAR, Aug 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today emphasized the need to uplift government schools to a standard where parents consider enrolling their children in them as the best choice for their future.
The Chief Minister stated this while addressing a day long Educational Stakeholders Meet on NEP 2020- Challenges and Prospects in Jammu and Kashmir, organised by Directorate of School Education Kashmir in collaboration with Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children) supported by HCL Foundation at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).
Addressing the gathering of educationists, Principals, Chief Education officers, Lecturers, Masters, Teachers and students, the Chief Minister said that education and health sectors form the core for the development of any society in the world.
He added that as soon as this elected government came into power, prime attention is being given to education and health sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. "
The Chief Minister further said that Education has the power to transform any society, adding that all the stakeholders associated with education sector need to work with such a dedication so that the government schools are brought to such a level where parents will feel that getting their children admitted to a government school is the best decision for their future.
He also called upon all the stakeholders that the more and more Hybrid Learning Centres should be established in remote areas so that the students in these areas can receive education from subject specified teachers from anywhere.
The Chief Minister, on the occasion, also called upon the educational community that in the last five years of implementation of NEP-2020, the challenges which may have emerged should be discussed and deliberated on platforms like these in order to have required corrective measures.
Highlighting on the significance of this stakeholders meet, the Chief Ministers called upon the participants of the meeting that after its conclusion, to bring around 10 actionable points before the government which will form the roadmap for developing educational sector across Jammu and Kashmir.
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