JAMMU : Promising to turn a new leaf in promoting advanced research in the institutes of higher learning, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the state has all the required ingredients to become an elite knowledge society.
Mr Sayeed, who is also the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir while speaking during a Special Convocation held here to felicitate Prof C N R Rao, Bharat Ratna and internationally-acclaimed scientific researcher, said, “Education sector will be totally revamped to make it vibrant and research-oriented”.
“We have to make our schools attractive and irresistible for our children and their parents. We can solve our problems only through education and we are committed to bring reforms in the system,” he asserted. Describing human resource as the most invaluable asset available with him, Mr Sayeed congratulated Prof Rao and thanked him for accepting the Degree of Doctor of Science (HonorisCausa) from the University of Kashmir, in recognition of his contribution to the realm of science and research.
He dwelt at length on the remarkable contribution made by Prof Rao as a researcher and planner in the field of chemistry and higher education within the country and abroad.
Highlighting the role of universities and other institutes of Higher Studies in developing ‘knowledge temper’ amongst aspiring students, the Chief Minister said he cherished the dream of making J&K the knowledge capital of the country.
The should be a place where people from the rest of the country, and even outside, will feel privileged to come for acquiring knowledge, he said and insisted on targeting primary education first for developing scientific temper amongst the growing young minds of children. He said creating a responsible community was a task which cannot be only accomplished by the government. It needs to begin at the primary school level. He said no matter how big the seat of higher learning will be, it was ultimately the craving within the students that counts in making them exhibit their talent.
“My Government will take a cue from IT-enabled Bangalore to lay a strong foundation for knowledge movement in the state,” he added.
He requested Prof Rao to associate himself with researchers and teachers of the state as an inspirational guide and urged the teachers in the institutes of advanced learning to be part of the knowledge movement that his Government is about to launch.
Urging the parents and teachers to play their role in meeting the challenges of global benchmarks in education sector, Mr Sayeed said the new Government will initiate several concrete measures to improve J&K’s ranking in the education sector.
(AGENCIES)
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