Govt to present white paper on working of Kishtwar Auqaf: Tak

Excelsior Correspondent

Firdous Tak addressing a gathering during 110th annual day function of Islamia Faridia High School, Kishtwar.
Firdous Tak addressing a gathering during 110th annual day function of Islamia Faridia High School, Kishtwar.

KISHTWAR, Nov 12: People’s Democratic Party MLC and Waqaf Board Member J&K, Firdous Tak has emphasised on the educational institution to adopt new method of teaching so as to prepare the students to face competition at global level.
In his address after presiding over the 110th annual day function of Islamia Faridia High School Kishtwar, being run by Auqaf Islamia, the PDP Legislator said that educational institutions like Islamia Faridia High School must concentrate over the quality and better performance of the pupil as well as the teacher which he called a need of present day.
“Auqaf administration Kishtwar remains the recruitment agency since last two decades which in turn created economical crunch for management and my only concern is to streamline the policies regarding recruitment and other expenditures posed by the concerned department”, he maintained.
He appealed to the people of Kishtwar to come forward and strength the walls of institution. “Such institutions are not of the people but for the people and growth can come only when they are being allowed to groom by ensuring ecnomic stability and freedom “, he expressed.
Tak said that today is the age of science and technology, higher studies in the educational institutions should be at par with the modern trends in this field to groom and nurture students as per global requirement”, he said.
He also expressed confidence that the Islamia Faridia School would further flourish and expand its educational activities to enable more students to get benefit from the Institution.
He said that Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Syeed and Auqaf Minister AR Veeri are very particular to streamline the existing system in Wakaf and develop economically viable institutions in Kishtwar.
Tak regretted that instead of progressive growth, the Auqaf Islamia Kishtwar has been used for political purposes. “I am surprised to see that the income of Auqaf has decreased over the last few years while the expenditure has seen steep rise”, he said adding that the Government will hold a complete audit so as to ascertain facts and a white paper will be presented before general public.