Highlighting the importance of adopting new technological methods for imparting education and improving the functioning of schools, Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar said that various initiatives have been taken by the government for all round development of children.The Minister said this while his visit to various government schools in Majalta.MLA Ramnagar R.S Pathania and Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Niraj Kumar accompanied the Minister.Highlighting the various initiatives taken by the government for providing quality education in schools the minister said that efforts have been taken to improve the standard of Government schools by conducting more academic programmes, vocational courses, improving the infrastructure, revisiting the curriculum and by maintaining required teacher to students ratio in various Government schools.
During the inspection of Government Middle School for Boys and Government Middle School for Girls the minister took stock of the quality of education being provided to the students. He also inspected different classrooms and laboratories and interacted with the students of the schools to get an insight into the functioning of the schools.The Minister also inspected some locations to identify suitable site for construction of the building of Government Degree College , Majalta temporarily being run in a school building.Expressing his concern over the poor pass percentage of the Government Higher Secondary school Majalta , the minister directed the concerned Principal to take immediate steps to improve the same .
Later, a public grievance reddressal camp was also held at Mansar where the minister was apprised about the various problems being faced by the common masses of the area.