Waqf devising roadmap to re-structure edu sector: Andrabi

Chairperson of Waqf Board Dr Darakhshan Andrabi at a function in Kishtwar on Monday.
Chairperson of Waqf Board Dr Darakhshan Andrabi at a function in Kishtwar on Monday.

Annual day function of Faridiya Institute

Excelsior Correspondent

KISHTWAR, June 20: Chairperson of J&K Waqf Board, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today presided over the 117th Annual Day function of Islamia Faridiya Educational & Research Institute held at its Kishtwar town today.
This premier educational & research institute serves Chinab region students in different streams and subjects. The function was attended by District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, SSP, Ex-MLAs, Ex-MLCs, the General Manager of NHPC, Institute alumni, Municipal Chairman Kishtwar Sajjad Najar, CEO of Waqf Board Dr Majid Jahangir, Administrator Waqf Kishtwar Zakir Hussain Wani and prominent citizens of Kishtwar.
A cultural programme was presented by the students of the institute. Prominent persons Asgar Peer, Qazi Jalaluddin, Khurshid Bhat and Tanveer Kichloo also participated. A complete report of achievements was presented by the Administrator before the gathering.
In her presidential address, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi congratulated the Institute Management for their efforts to establish this Institute as the leading education & research hub in the area. She said that J&K Waqf Board will soon formulate a plan to give a boost to infrastructure and other facilities here so that this emerges as one of the leading Educational Centers of J&K and the country.
She instructed the management to formulate a plan for developing this Institute as a National level Educational centre. “Waqf Board has a huge educational set-up in J&K but it needs to be streamlined and improved. Many of Waqf-managed educational centres are in shambles and the new Board has taken note of it. We are devising a holistic roadmap to develop the existing educational network of Waqf within a year. With the help of the grant of the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, Waqf intends to begin some coaching centres for competitive examinations and Civil Services and also establish some skill-centres in the UT,” said Dr Andrabi.
Waqf Board Chairperson congratulated the staff & the teaching faculty for their hard work which won laurels for this Institute.
Later, she chaired a meeting of the civil society representatives and listened to the issues and suggestions of the people of the area.