Education Minister visits examination
centers in Pulwama, Anantnag
Says ‘education is among top
priorities of present government’
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY
20: Minister of Education, Sakeena Itoo, today conducted a surprise inspection
of several Class XII examination centers in Pulwama and Anantnag districts and
reviewed the facilities being provided to the students there.
At the examination
centers set up at Syed Mantaqi Higher Secondary School Awantipora and Islamia
Hanafia Waqf Higher Secondary School Anantnag, the Education Minister spoke to several
students and enquired about the facilities being provided to them.
Expressing her best
wishes to the students, the Minister said that the government is serious about
the welfare of every student of Jammu and Kashmir, as evidenced by the
overnight solution of the issues faced by some students recently.
The Minister said
that we will not let even a single moment of the students be wasted, another
proof of which is that the current government changed the academic session as
soon as it came into existence. She added that the complaints recently raised
by the children were addressed in a timely manner and today all the children
are appearing in the examination centers.
Sakeena Itoo, while
expressing concern over exam stress among the students, exhorted upon the
examination and other staff to ensure a pleasant atmosphere in the centers
under the set rules and regulations.
She appreciated the
efforts of the Director School Education Kashmir, Director School Education
Jammu, Board of School Education and other staff for conducting the
examinations on time despite the challenges in the wake of change of academic
session.
The Minister
assured the parents that the education sector is among the top priorities of
the government and all steps are being taken to bring this sector to a new
level.
The Minister was
accompanied by Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G.N. Itoo and other
officers of the department.