Education declared essential service in J&K: Minister

Education has been brought under the ambit of essential services in Jammu and Kashmir to streamline functioning of government schools and enforce accountability in these institutions.

This was stated by school education minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed at a meeting of chief education officers and principals of District Institute of Education and Training of Jammu division in Jammu today.

The minister said an order to bring education under the ambit of essential services had already been issued by the state government, according to an official release.

The decision was taken to enforce accountability in schools, he said adding the government had banned mid-term and premature transfer of teachers from this month to enable students to carry on their studies without any interruption.

Sayeed directed the officers to strictly implement the transfer policy, the release said.

Referring to the current situation in Kashmir valley, he appealed to parents to make every possible effort to send their wards to schools.