Day: April 18, 2021

JAMMU, APRIL 18:–Delegations of District Development Council (DDC) members of Rajouri, Islamic Welfare organization and Director Sanik Welfare Department today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhavan here.

The delegation of DDC members of Rajouri led by the DDC Chairman, Ch Naseem Liaqat met the Lt Governor and submitted a memorandum of their concerning issues and demands.

The members of the delegation also thanked the Lt Governor led administration for conducting free and fair elections of the third tier of Panchayati Raj System, and the successful conduct of elections of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of District Development Councils.

They further apprised the Lt Governor about various demands including completion of construction of Mini-Secretariat in Rajouri, double laning of Siot-Kalakote Road, functioning of Water Supply Schemes at Sub Division Kalakote, Higher Secondary Schools viz – HSS Broh and HSS Dharamsal, re-opening of mobile schools for nomadic community strengthening of health services in Rajouri, besides security and accommodation to DDC members.

The Lt Governor, while interacting with the delegation of DDC members observed that after the constitution of District Development Councils, for the first time in J&K, democratic set up at the grassroot level is being involved in the formulation of development plans. He further noted that Rs 12599 cr budget has been earmarked for Districts Plan, which is more than double from the previous year.

Similarly, a joint delegation of political leaders and members of Islamic Welfare Organisation from Rajouri comprising of Tazeem Dar, Shafqat Mir, Mohd Farooq, Asif Bhat met the Lt Governor and apprised him about the issues of rehabilitation of displaced people of Bela Colony road, replacement of old water distributing pipes, completion of Mini Secretariat, and building the memorials for martyrs of the area, besides improving road connectivity in the district.

The Lt Governor assured the members of the delegation that all their genuine issues would be looked into meticulously for their early redressal on merit. He further called upon them to actively participate in the Azaadi ka Amrut Maotsav and reach out to the people to spread the heroic stories of our martyrs who gave supreme sacrifice.

Meanwhile, Director Sainik Welfare Department, Brig. Gurmeet Singh Shan also called on Lt Governor and apprised him about various activities organized by the Sainik Welfare Department. He also briefed the Lt Governor about the progress on adoption of best business practices by the Department viz Webpage, Digital Life Certificate, Social Media and Electronic media for outreach to veterans of defence services, veer naris and their dependents to provide them services at their door-steps and to address their problems.

The Director also highlighted the efforts made towards celebration of Golden Jubilee of historic 1971 War. The Lt Governor was also apprised of the action plan for future.

The Lt Governor asked the Director to continue working towards the welfare of veterans, veer naris, and their family members.

JAMMU, April 18: –Taking cognizance of the complaints against some private schools, Director School Education Jammu today ordered strict compliance of the last year instructions on charging only tuition fee on monthly basis and desisting from asking parents to buy school books or uniform etc from any particular shop.

“In view of the closure of the schools due to spike in Covid-19 cases, the demand of annual charges/admission fee etc is not justified and is in contravention to the instruction of the Administrative department on the subject,” read the order, issued by the Director School Education, Dr Ravi Shanker Sharma.

The Administrative Department, vide circular number 01-Edu of 2020, dated 14-05-2020 allowed private schools to charge only tuition fee on monthly basis and prohibited them from charging any other fee from the students.

The schools were allowed to charge annual fee on pro-rate basis only after the re-opening of the schools in proper manner.

“All the private schools shall strictly abide by the instructions viz-a-viz as laid down in Circular No.01-Edu of 2020, dated 14-05-2020 and desist from charging any fee other than notified in said circular, during the current session in view of the Covid-19 pandemic or till any further instructions from Govern-ment,” said the order number DSEJ/14467-581, dated 17-04-2021.

Today’s order was issued in view of the number of complaints regarding the demand of annual charges/admission fee and other charges besides tuition fee by the private schools with the commencement of new academic session for 2021-22.
Also directing the private schools to desist from asking students to buy books and uniform from a particular shop, DSEJ Dr Ravi Shanker has warned stern action against such schools.

The CEO concerned shall regularly monitor through committees already constituted in this regard taking on spot action against the defaulters.

“As the schools are already closed and it has been ordered to provide education through online platforms to the students, so the question of asking students for buying and wearing uniform is illogical and irrelevant and must be desisted,” read the circular DSEJ/14582-697, issued today.
In this regard, the circular has also invited attention of all private schools towards the advisory issued by the Directorate vide number DSEJ/Pvt/10852-68, dated 19-05-2020 wherein it has been made amply clear that all schools shall notify their websites the list of subjects and the books prescribed by the Board to which they are affiliated and no other subject or book shall be made mandatory.

As per the last year advisory: “Under no circumstances, any school shall ask parents to buy books from a particular shop and no school shall prescribe or ask any parent to buy books for pre-primary classes (Nursery/LKG/ UKG). The school shall send activity based learning modules of children of classes of Ist and 2nd for learning.”

Jammu April 18 :– Hinduist leader Raju Chandel, while speaking to journalists in Jammu today, made serious allegations against the Jammu and Kashmir administration and said that the festival of Ramadan and Navratri is going on in the country right now, drinking in the backward rural hills of Jammu and Kashmir.

There is a huge power shortage of the citizens, the citizens are worried, Jammu and Kashmir citizens, while contacting. Chandel said that no officer is listening to us, Lalbazar, Eidgah, Handwara and Kupwara of Kashmir is such a areas of ​​Jammu and Kashmir In which rural and urban residents of Jammu and Kashmir are facing acute shortage of drinking water and electricity.
Hinduist leader Mr. Chandel said that the administration will have to wake up from the sleep of Kumbhkar and come forward to help the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to overcome the problem of drinking water and electricity
Mr. Chandel said that Jammu Kashmir UT. The Governor of Manoj Sinha should immediately correct the GPHE water supply department as this department is lying sick, its employees are striking on the roads and the public is triumphantly meeting the demands of PHE department employees immediately so that Jammu -The employees of this department should work fast to solve the problem of drinking water for the citizens of Kashmir and the people can overcome the problem of Janardhana, Mr. Chandel has demanded the administration to immediately accept the demands of the PHE employees.