JAMMU, Mar 30: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo today directed the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education authorities to take firm action against Private schools indulging in arbitrary fee hikes and found violating prescribed norms or imposing unjustified financial burdens on parents.
The Education Minister passed on these directions while chairing a comprehensive review meeting at Civil Secretariat here to assess the performance, administrative functioning and ongoing academic reforms of JKBOSE.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Education, Ram Niwas Sharma; Chairman JKBOSE, Ghulam Hassan Sheikh; Director School Education Kashmir, Naseer Ahmad Wani; senior officers of school education department and JKBOSE as well ad other concerned officers.
During the review, the Minister evaluated the Board’s preparedness for upcoming examinations, timely declaration of results, curriculum implementation and grievance redressal mechanisms.
She emphasized the need for adopting technology-driven solutions to enhance operational transparency and improve coordination between schools and JKBOSE . Highlighting the critical role of JKBOSE in shaping the academic future of students, the Minister directed officials to maintain strict quality standards and ensure accountability at all administrative levels.
Expressing concern over complaints regarding arbitrary fee hikes by certain private educational institutions, the Minister issued clear directions for constant monitoring and regular inspections of private schools.
She directed to take firm action against Private schools indulging in arbitrary fee hikes and found violating prescribed norms or imposing unjustified financial burdens on parents.
The Minister asked the Commissioner Secretary to form committees, comprising of School Education department and JKBOSE officers, for regular inspection and monitoring of Private schools across Jammu and Kashmir, including CBSE affiliated schools.
The Minister called for strengthening coordination between district education authorities and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with government guidelines.
She also emphasized on establishing a robust feedback and grievance redressal mechanism to identify gaps and improve service delivery within the education system. The Minister further directed the JKBOSE authorities to declare 10th class results of Summer zone areas timely.
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