Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 5: Despite continuous shutdown, the schools in Kashmir valley are opening up and the attendance of students is gaining momentum, an official spokesman said here today.
“The figures of students attending schools have swollen over a week. On 1st October, as many as 1.49 lakh students attended classes across 8 districts as no school was reportedly opened in Bandipore and Pulwama districts. Three days later on October 4, the figure was touching 1.80 lakh,” said the spokesman.
He said that the situation remained grim in Srinagar, Pulwama and Bandipora districts compared to other districts. “… Some private schools in Kupwara, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam and Ganderbal are also opening slowly owing to the tremendous pressure of parents. Private schools under CBSE have already issued their schedule for annual examinations,” claimed the official spokesman.
He said: “As per the reports available, 1, 78,953 students attended classes on October 4 which is roughly 40-45% attendance compared to 70-75% attendance during normal times. Kupwara registered highest number of students on the day with 44,291 students in classes followed by 37960 in Budgam, 32408 in Baramulla, 27,600 in Kulgam and 24341 in Anantnag.”
However, attendance in some key districts remained dismal with Srinagar having only 183 students in classes against an enrolment of around 39000, the figure in Pulwama was 851, Shopian 1675 and Ganderbal 4306. Bandipore had 5338 students attending classes, claimed the official spokesman.
“On the same day, 39460 teachers remained present in schools which is around 65-70% of teachers on rolls apart from supervisory staff and those on various kinds of leaves,” he added.
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