Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 13: To discuss the hostile policies and number of challenges posed by the State Government to discourage the marginal profit earning private schools, a general body summit was organized by the central executive body of J&K Private Schools Association, here today.
The summit was organized under the chairman ship of Prof J L Kotwal, chairman of the Association while school heads/owners of more than 200 institutions, including G N Var, president Joint Committee of Private Schools of Kashmir, took part in the deliberations.
The members discussed teething problems threadbare and expressed serious concern over alleged manipulation of School Regulatory Act 2002, imposition of SRO 123 on Private schools only, imposition of commercial laws differing from town to town on Private schools, imposition of Labour laws on Private schools, hurdles and increase in number of formalities for private schools in obtaining recognition/ affiliation to the schools functioning since decades.
The speakers said that the Government was extending no support and encouragement to `Budget Private Schools’ in expansion and creation of modern facilities in terms of inspection fee, teacher training courses whereas un-necessary interference of the State was increasing day by day in fixing the fee of Private schools.
The representative of Private Schools Association are not taken on the board while formulating new rules for the schools even as financial and educational difficulties of these schools are known to us only, they added and explained that the Government has not declared Education sector as priority.
The Association members also alleged that inexperienced Government officials at the helm of affairs were promoting and helping actively in mushrooming commercial private schools by manipulating all SROs and laws for their ulterior motives by targeting and harassing genuine marginal proprietors /sponsors who are serving in the field since decades.
The members of central executive body resolved to meet the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister for apprising them about their grievances and demands. It was also resolved that all schools, whether Government /CBSE /ICSE should be brought under the ambit of new formalities pointed out for the recognition / affiliation privately run schools.
The Association warned that if the Government does not mend its attitude towards the private schools, mass rallies followed by token strike shall be resorted to.
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