Why students go for tuition if private schools provide quality education, asks minister

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Education Syed Altaf Bukhari has asked why students of private schools are going for tuition when quality education is provided in these institutions.
However, he urged private schools to reach out to far flung areas where there are less or no schools to cater to the children, an official spokesman said here today.
Mr Bukhari said private schools have covered larger part of urban education and now they should reach out to the far flung areas to cater to the educational needs and supplement government efforts.
Spokesman said the minister made these remarks during felicitation function of Husn-e-Naat competition, the first inter school state level symposium and Naat competition organized by Private Schools’ Association, J&K here yesterday.
On the occasion, Mr Bukhari said private schools are providing good services with regards to education and government treats them as its partners rather than competitors.
At the same time, he also raised the question about the need of students of private institutions to attend coaching centers when they are paying heavy fee in private schools.
“I time and again ask the private schools to look into the matter as why their students need to attend coaching schools. Doesn’t private schools have good faculty? Where lies the problem?” Mr Bukhari asked Private schools.