PSA demands withdrawal of circular on inspection of pvt schools

Executive members of Pvt Schools Association holding a meeting.
Executive members of Pvt Schools Association holding a meeting.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, June 10: Jammu and Kashmir Private Schools Association has demanded withdrawal of the circular issued by J&K Board of School Education for annual inspection of the schools, which have already been granted affiliation/recognition.
The matter was raised during the meeting of the Association, wherein General Secretary of the Association, Ajay Gupta drew attention towards the circular number F (Gen-An-Insp.) B/JD dated 05-06-2020, issued by JKBOSE regarding annual inspection for determination of infrastructure and academic viability for the private schools of Jammu Division, which were granted extension in affiliation/ recognition up to November 2021 for W/Z and up to March 2021 for S/Z.
Ajay Gupta and the Association President Kamal Gupta demanded immediate reconsideration and withdrawal of the circular as all schools have been granted affiliation/ recognition by the Board affiliation committee after scrutinizing all the relevant documents.
In the meeting, minor reshuffle in district Jammu unit of the Association was also affected. The incumbent president of Jammu District (Urban) Sanjeev Luthra has been elevated and inducted into the central body of JKPSA as treasurer whereas Deepak Handa and Lal Chand Gandotra after general consensus of the house, were unanimously nominated as Presidents Jammu district Urban and Rural, respectively.
Similarly, Private Schools of Nowshera (Rajouri) elected Sudesh Kumar Sharma as President, Ritish Choudhary as Vice President, Sunil Choudhary, Girdhari Lal Sharma, Nitish Sharma as Secretaries in addition to Sachin Kohli as General Secretary while Haq Nawaz was nominated as legal advisor along with Vaneet Gupta as cashier.
Executive members of the central body, including Rameshwar Mengi (Vice President), Ajay Singh, Gansara Singh, Ram Parkash felicitated the newly elected members.