SRINAGAR, MAY 23: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Tuesday underlined
the significance of a conducive and tranquil atmosphere for imparting quality
education in Schools.
Bukhari was addressing a review meeting convened to take stock of school
education sector of Shopian and Pulwama districts.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Forest, Ecology and
Environment, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative and Fisheries, Zahoor
Ahmed Mir, Legislators Mohammad Khalil Band, Mushtaq Ahmed Shah, Aijaz Ahmed
Mir, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, and Zafar Manhas.
Referring to the recent incidents of student protests, Bukhari appealed
people to come forward to make schools and colleges as learning centers for not
just students and teachers but also for the whole community.
He said disturbances in and around academic institutions is detrimental
for the future prospectus of children of Kashmir. He appealed parents to
understand their responsibilities in order to safeguard career of their wards.
“Our
society in general should focus on how to bring our children back on track and
focus on their enlightenment,” Bukhari remarked, while highlighting
the role of parents in chiseling the personality of children. He said that
education should not be perceived as a means for seeking employment only but
the focus must be on personality development of the children.
“Knowledge
empowers and emancipates a child in real sense. Teachers and the parents must
understand their responsibilities and try to fulfill them for a better tomorrow,” he
stressed.
“Our Valley
has been an abode of knowledge and academic excellence but some unfortunate
incidents have portrayed this land in an entirely distasteful dimension,” the
Education Minister remarked, while urging legislators, teachers, parents and
students to come together to overcome this challenge.
He requested the legislators to spare three days in a month for
education and provide suggestions for improving education system in the state
for better future of the students.
The legislators put forward the issues related to school education of
their respective constituencies. The issues included shortage of teachers, lack
of toilet facility, shortage of accommodation in schools, addition of subjects
and other related issues.
While giving a patient hearing, the Minister promised to look into the
different issues and solve them at an earliest. He asked legislators to
shoulder responsibility of their constituencies for the betterment of education
sector in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
Among others, Secretary Education, DC Shopian, DC Pulwama, Directors of
Education, SSA, RMSA, Chief Engineer PWD and other concerned officials attended
the meeting.
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