Srinagar: Union Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar on Sunday said there is a movement going on in J&K which focuses not only on education but on all round development of the students which is very heartening to see.
Addressing mediapersons in Srinagar Sunday at the end of his tour, Dr Sarkar expressed satisfaction at the overall development in the education sector in Jammu and Kashmir and a movement going on all round development of the students which is very heartening to see.
Dr Sarkar said funds received by the government for education have gone up from Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 9,600 crore in the last two years, which is a matter of pride for Jammu and Kashmir.
The Minister who was in the valley as part of the third phase of the Central Government’s Public Outreach Programme informed that according to the National Achievements Survey, the rank of Jammu and Kashmir has improved from 17 to 8 in the last five years, which is very heartening to know.
He also said the Class 10th pass percentage in Jammu and Kashmir has gone up by percentage points, an increase of 3.4 percent in the pass percentage is nothing less than record breaking.
Dr Sarkar expressed happiness at the increase in enrolment of children in government schools which he said has gone up considerably in the last two years. He also expressed satisfaction at the setting up of smart classrooms in more and more schools.
Talking about the National Education Policy (NEP), the Minister expressed happiness at the speed of progress being made in setting up of infrastructure and said 70,000 new enrolments have been recorded in Kashmir at the primary level in the recent past.
Dr Sarkar also said the national curriculum framework with reference to NEP is very democratic in the country and suggestions are taken from all stakeholders including students and their parents for improvement of the system.
In the context of higher education, the Minister said an inter-disciplinary approach has been introduced in Jammu and Kashmir which will help students to compete with their counterparts from other parts of the country.
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