Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 20: Principal Secretary School Education Department, Alok Kumar chaired 7th executive committee meeting of Chirag Society (Samagra Shiksha), regarding plan formulation for the year 2023-24 at Civil Secretariat, here today.
The meeting was attended by the Director Samagra Shiksha Deep Raj, DSEJ Ravi Shanker, Director Finance Iftikhar Hussain, Special Secretaries Kanta Devi & Anu Behal, Joint Director Planning Parshotam Kumar, Syaeed Khan, Addl. Secy, Deputy Director Planning Bilal Rashid, Field Advisor, Jagdeep Padha, along with all State Coordinators /Asstt. Coordinators of Samagra, while DSEK, Secretary JK BOSE, Manisha Sareen, Head of Education Kashmir University, Tasleema Bano, joined the meeting through virtual mode.
During the meeting, Project Director Deep Raj apprised the chair regarding previous year plan approval and about the plan proposals formulated in respect of 2023-24 through Power Point Presentation.
“Rs 2529 crores were approved in year 2022-23 including spillover works under Samagra Shiksha, for different interventions, out of which 1816 crores were made available and expenditure in-tune of Rs. 1377 crores was made in the year,” Project Director informed.
It was also informed that nearly 800 civil works of different nature have been completed during the year 2022-23, including four girls’ hostel buildings, 130 strengthening works, 16 KGBVs.
Principal Secretary Alok Kumar said that students with poor background under RTE Act, 2009 shall be given the opportunity to study in the neighbourhood private schools, for which expenses shall be borne by the Govt. as per the provisions in the Act.
“In the ongoing enrolment drives, focus shall be laid on out of school children of age 6-14 years and no single students shall be left outside the school,” he asserted.
Students of various schools shall be taken to heritage sites as well as exposure visits shall be arranged for the students in a phased manner.
He also said that 3741 Kindergartens have been established and the Department is in process of running pre-primary sections in all the eligible schools and providing smart infrastructure in at least 2000 schools this year and also asked for the involvement of PRIs in all the initiatives of the department.
Finally, the proposal for 2023-24 amounting to Rs. 2345 crores was placed before the committee and with some minor changes. The plan proposals got recommendation for further submission to DoSEL, GoI for approval.
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