Education backbone of society needs focused attention: Saroori

'Demanded GDC for Bunjwah, Kahara and Padder' 'Kashmiri subject should be introduced at secondary level'

Srinagar, June 14: Senior Congress leader and MLA Inderwal G.M Saroori termed Education as the 'backbone of society'. He stressed the need for focused attention on education sector and then the fortune of poor people can change thereby ushering their lives with a new era prosperity and happiness.

While discussing on the grants for Education and Higher Education, Saroori recalled the urgency in undergoing a major overhaul in education sector and major revolutionary steps which are the need of hour in order to revive the lost glory of vital sector. Education sector can't be undermined as education is the only way through which poverty can be eradicated.

He said that centrally sponsored schemes like RAMSA and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan could have been a boon for education field but government has failed to implement such schemes properly. Such innovative schemes could have changed the fortune of state but the poor implementation has led it to be a failure. There should be the provision of compensation in centrally sponsored schemes so that it could be utilized fully in fruitful way.

Saroori called for posting of Urdu teachers in educational institutions of Chenab Valley in general and Inderwal constituency in particular, besides introduction of Kashmiri subject up to secondary level. He also demanded that the vacant posts of teacher, junior assistants should be filled up on fast track basis.

On the floor of assembly Saroori raised many issues of public importance which include; completion of school buildings, regularization of Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers, early release of pending salary of teachers and disposal of new ReT cases in time bound manner which is pending since long. He also demanded Government Degree College for Bunjwah, Kahara and Padder areas in order to mitigate the increasing demand and to lessen the dropouts, sorted the need for introduction of Kashmiri, Dogri and Persian subjects at elementary level, starting up of more subjects at GDC Kishtwar, Chatroo, Thathri and Kilhotran, early construction of KGBV, College buildings. Up gradation of 800 schools to the next level which were announced by previous government, cabinet orders should be implemented with letter and spirit.

Later, Saroori withdrawn the cut motions after Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar assured Saroori that he will address the issues on top priority that too at the earliest