Government serious about welfare of J&K students: education minister

Posted by admin_kas on 2025-02-20 22:55:08 |

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Srinagar, Feb 20: Minister of Education Sakeena Itoo Thursday conducted a surprise inspection of several Class 12th examination centers in Pulwama and Anantnag districts to review the facilities being provided to the students there.

At the examination centers set up at Syed Mantaqi Higher Secondary School Awantipora and Islamia Hanafia Waqf Higher Secondary School Anantnag, the Education Minister spoke to several students and enquired about the facilities being provided to them.

She extended her best wishes to the students and said the government was serious about the welfare of every student of Jammu and Kashmir, as evidenced by the overnight solution of the issues faced by some students recently.

"We will not let even a single moment of the students be wasted, another proof of which is that the current government changed the academic session as soon as it came into existence," she said.

She added that the complaints recently raised by the children were addressed in a timely manner and today all the children are appearing in the examination centers.

Sakeena Itoo expressed concern over exam stress among the students and exhorted upon the examination besides other staff to ensure a pleasant atmosphere in the centers under the set rules and regulations.

She appreciated the efforts of the Director School Education Kashmir, Director School Education Jammu, Board of School Education and other staff for conducting the examinations on time despite the challenges in the wake of change of academic session.

The Minister assured the parents that the education sector is among the top priorities of the government and all steps are being taken to bring this sector to a new level.

The Minister was accompanied by Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo and other officers of the department.