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Education department in shambles, 3 districts including Srinagar headless 7/22/2014 12:02:20 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 21 : The tall claims of Education Minister regarding encouraging education sector have proved hoax as three mains districts of Kashmir Valley including Summer Capital Srinagar are headless for past two years. The apathy is that the post of Secretary Education has also fallen vacant after the recent cabinet decision to appoint the incumbent Secretary Education Rashid Ahmed Inqalabi as DC Ramban. Education department sources told a news agency that from past two years, the Minister for Education Tara Chand showed no interest in appointing chief education officers for Srinagar, Ganderbal and Kulgam districts. Reliable sources told that in Kashmir over 80 higher secondary institutions are without principals, 195 high schools are without headmasters, 35 District Institute of Education and Trainings (DIET) are without heads (whose rank is equivalent to higher secondary school principals), five educations zones are without Zonal Education Officers (ZEOs) and not to mention 200 lecturer posts are lying vacant while four major districts of Kashmir Valley are without heads (CEOs). On July 4 the Education Ministry vide government order 496 promoted 15 persons from Principals to the post of Chief Education Officers but till date none among them has been deputed anywhere. "Concerned Minister is waiting for these promotees to see him at his office chamber to grease the palms and get postngs of their choice," one of the officials of the Education Department alleged. He also said that the politicians and some influential bureaucrats always create hindrances in filling the vacant posts and depute who offer hefty amounts as bribe." Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Tara Chand didn't respond to repeated phone calls. While the phone of Director School Education Kashmir was also switched off.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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