Lt-Governor opens 15 School Edu Dept projects

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, July 13

Lt-Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Monday e-inaugurated 15 important infrastructural projects of the School Education Department. Senior officers attended the inaugural event, in person and through videoconferencing.

A government spokesman said the Lt-Governor called for doubling of efforts for bringing educational reforms in J&K to achieve a comprehensive development in the sector.

“He stressed on prioritising the educational infrastructure development even in far-flung areas and called upon the stakeholders to initiate necessary measures to play a decisive role in enhancing the education scenario across J&K with special focus on increasing the female literacy rate,” he said.

The newly inaugurated projects worth Rs 14.7 crore included construction of 100-bedded girls’ hostel at Atholi Padder, Kishtwar; 100-bedded girls’ hostel at Palangar, Rajouri; 10-room high school building at Theeru, Ganderbal; 10-room high school building at Goripora, Srinagar; Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) at Panchkarwari, Srinagar; Model Girls Higher Secondary School, Rajouri; art/craft room, computer room at Government High School, Shahpur, Poonch; additional accommodation at Higher Secondary School, Saaj, Rajouri; Government High School, Dooru, Anantnag; Government Middle School Hanumanpora, Anantnag; KGBV at Arnas, Reasi; additional block at Higher Secondary School, Ladrwan, Kupwara; four-room building at Model Girls Higher Secondary School, Udhampur; eight-room building at Higher Secondary School, Garh Dhamma, Udhampur; and eight-room building at Dalwah, Ramban, under schemes like Samagra Shiksha, JKIDFC and Capex.