SMART SCHOOLS SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN EACH DISTRICT-SPD SAMAGRA ;PLAN FORMULATION UNDER SAMAGRA MEETING HELD AT SRINAGAR

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SRINAGAR MARCH 19:–A meeting regarding Plan formulation under SAMAGRA- Education sector today held at Conference Hall SAMAGRA, J&K office at Srinagar. The meeting was attended by State Coordinator Mr. Fazli, Chief Education Officers of Kashmir Division along with their Planning Staff and virtually by Dy. Director Planning SAMAGRA, Bilal Rashid.
*The meeting was virtually chaired by State project Director SAMAGRA SHIKSHA, J&K Deep Raj (JKAS),* who while interacting with the CEOs of the kashmir Division informed that SAMAGRA is an Integrated Scheme of School Education, which envisages the ‘school’ as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to Senior Secondary levels with the vision to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education from pre-school to senior secondary stage. He said that every year plan formulation is done, but this year the same needs to be done with the active involvement of Chief Education Officers, as they are real stakeholders of Govt. working on the ground level.

State Project Director, SAMAGRA reiterated the directions issued by the Principal Secretary to Govt. School Education Department during the review meeting held on 12th of March, 2022 regarding formulation of Plan and asked the CEOs to formulate an innovative plan, so that public perception may be changed. He also stressed for 100 % saturation of Schools with high enrolment, so that Model /Smart Schools may be established in the various Districts of UT of J&K which shall be self sufficient in respect of Class rooms, Library, ICT lab, Smart Class Room, Kitchen, Separate Toilets for Girls and Boys, Drinking water Facility, Sports Facilities like Volleyball Court/Basket ball Court, or which ever facility the concerned HoI desires to have to make the School best in providing Education to Students. *The aim is to provide quality education to talented rural children through setting up of these Smart Schools as benchmark of excellence*. He also informed in the Meeting that Academic Standard needs to be upgraded and well versed teachers need to be put on duty in these Schools, for which Trainings and Teaching Skill Workshops shall also be organised in near future, only then Students could be benefitted. He assured to extend the full support and asked the Coordinating officer to note all the points raised by CEOs, so that the same could be resolved at the earliest. The proceedings and detailed discussion on the Plan formulation was done, where CEO Budgam informed that 03 Hr. Secondary Schools are being taken up for 100 % saturation in Budgam District. Chief Education Bandipora projected a School for Strengthening and similar queries were raised for incorporation of Projects in the Annual Action Plan, 2022-23.
*Mr. Bilal Rashid, Deputy Director Planning, SAMAGRA* during the Virtual meeting also sensitized the CEOs and their teams for preparation of Annual Plan and Perspective Plan as well under SAMAGRA. He elaborated the criteria for inclusion of Schools and asked the executing agency for completion of Girls Hostels, so that the same may be put in use. He also said that, feasibility needs to be explored before the projection of Project, so that while execution, land availability issues could be avoided and Infrastructure could be developed for schools where the same is actually required.
Mr. Sayed Fayaz Asstt. Coordinator (Resource person, SAMAGRA) briefed the gathering regarding plan formulation so that discrepancies /bottlenecks may be removed at the initial stage. All State Coordinators functioning from Srinagar office along with Mr. Mehraj Kuley (SO) SAMAGRA, Planning Staff of various Districts, Programmers, Asstt. Programmers of SAMAGRA were among others who attended the Meeting.