Private schools highlight issues, seek intervention of LG

Private schools owners meeting at Reasi on Saturday.
Private schools owners meeting at Reasi on Saturday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 25: To discuss the issues and problems of small private schools of District Reasi, a meeting was organized here today by the J&K Private Schools Association, under the chairmanship of Kamal Gupta.
During the meeting, private school owners highlighted their number of problems which included; non- seriousness of Education Department to display period and status of recognized private schools on the official website, difficulties in obtaining NOCs from different departments and harassment by the Fee Fixation Committee to the recognized private schools.
President of the J & K Private Schools Association Ajay Gupta, while addressing the gathering, said that Government at all the labels has failed to establish single window clearance system to facilitate the private schools functioning in the far flung areas.
“To check the mushrooming growth of unrecognized schools, the matter regarding the display of recognized pre- primary /nursery / primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools in the official website of Director School Education was demanded but till date school Education Department has paid no heed. It seems that a big education mafia has been perpetuated in the field of education in J & K,” he alleged.
Chairman of the PSA appealed Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to intervene to settle the genuine grievances of private schools which included curtailment of formalities for already recognized schools, time bound and single window clearance system, sealing of all unrecognized schools and display of all recognized schools on the official website.
This meeting was organized by Laddi Sharma, newly elected District President of Reasi. Those who attended the meeting, included Sat Paul Mansotra (General Secretary), Deepak Handa, Ajay Singh, Lal Chand Gandotra, Nazir Lone, Naresh Kumar, Rachhpal Singh, Dr Madan Mohan Sharma, Majey Singh, Kanica Sharma, Kiran Devi, Jugal Kishore, Jatinder Heera, Anju Anand, Sajrudin, Gansara Singh, Ashwani Khajuria, Javind Ahmed, Parvez, Joginder Singh, D K Sharma, Ram Parkash, Seddhheshwar Sadotra, Piyush Sadotra, Subash Kerni, Chain Singh, Subash Chib, Gourav Charak, Shabir Malik and Vishal Jamwal.