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526 newly approved secondary schools awaiting civil work completion Weak Ministers weaken Education system in JK 7/19/2014 11:39:50 PM Bivek Mathur Jammu, July 19: The graph of Education system in Jammu and Kashmir has never shown the upward trend, thanks to `weak' Education Ministers some of whom had to resign midway for their alleged involvement in scams. Some poorly educated were unable to understand the challenges before the hilly state. As per information available with Early Times, the execution of projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India is very poor in Jammu and Kashmir. The report reads that of approved 526 new secondary schools, civil works is complete in 92 schools only (17.5%) and work is in progress in 246 schools. Construction work in remaining 188 schools is yet to be started. Similarly 585 schools have been sanctioned under strengthening head since 2009-2010, in which 51 schools are partially covered and 534 schools have fully been covered under strengthening. Out of 2302 works approved in 585 schools, only 152 have been completed, 208 works are in progress and 1942 (84.36% of total approval), works are yet to be started. During the 40th Project Approval Board (PAB) meeting held on March 27, 2014, the Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir has committed that the additional funds which shall be required to complete civil works under RMSA will be raised by the state or dovetailed with the other departments through convergence. State also committed that approved construction works for the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 would be completed by May 2014. Works approved for the year 2011-12 would be completed within 4 months but according to sources the promised targets are not achieved as yet. A senior official in the Education Department wishing anonymity over name said that for the slow execution of works, a major problem is land disputes in some cases where Government has failed to divert land in favour of the Education Department.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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