SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir government has started consultations at different levels for framing new education policy in the state.
After Village Level Consultations (VLC) on new education policy, consultations will be held at the district level on November 9, 2015, which will be followed by discussions at the state level before firming up the Policy, Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar said.
It was heartening to see the people?s overwhelming response to the initiative of VLC on New Education Policy, Mr Akhtar said adding that the people during these state-wide consultations, not only gave their views on the New Education Policy but also put across various suggestions on how to keep the momentum of educational reforms going in the state.
He said the VLCs were organized by the Village Education Committees under the guidance of the Cluster Heads and the views expressed by the people during these consultations were uploaded on a dedicated website in a pre-designed format.
He said besides general masses, around 7000 Village Education Committees participated in yesterday’s consultations.
Mr Akhtar said in the second stage, the consultations will be held at the District Level on November 9, 2015, which will be followed by consultations at the State Level before firming up the New Education Policy.
The people by and large appreciated the new initiatives taken by the government to rejuvenate the education sector and bring focus back on academics and the students. Director Education Kashmir, Shah Faesal said consultations revolved around eight themes on how to make the education relevant to the market needs and how to remodel the academics. (AGENCIES)
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