Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 20: Office bearers of private education institutes of Kashmir as well as Jammu province today held a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand at Civil Secretariat.
The delegation presented the memorandum and brought to the notice of the Deputy Chief Minister various issues concerning private education institutes.
Tara Chand advised them to play their key role in boosting quality education system in the State. He hoped that private institutes will fulfil their commitment in imparting best education to the students studying in respective institutes.
He said that the institutions should also share their social responsibility of providing quality education to the underprivileged students of the society and train them to compete with their counterparts in the world of competition.
The delegation was headed by Prof. V.L. Vishan and associated by Prof. G.N. Parrey, Kapoor from Jammu province, Yusuf Manzoor, Nazir Ahmad Nazir, Akhtar Hussain, Saifuddin and other distinguished educationists.
The delegates apprised the Deputy Chief Minister that more than 10000 private education institutes are working in the state where more than 2 lakh students are studying. They said that the association will provide full cooperation to the Department of Education in realizing the dream of turning the state into one of the ideal states in education spectrum.
Tara Chand apprised them of steps being taken to gear up the education infrastructure and also highlighted the achievements made under various schemes.
“The education sector has to achieve new heights in the state and private players have active role to play in universalizing quality education in all parts of the state,” he added.
He enjoined upon the teaching fraternity for imparting quality education based on moral values to their students so that they could become responsible citizens.
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