Solely 30 Per cent of Faculties in JK Have Web Entry: Survey

SRINAGAR: In Jammu and Kashmir solely 30 % of general authorities and recognised non-public faculties have an web connection out there for the scholars and employees members—thus elevating a query on speaking and instructing college students just about.

Official knowledge reveals that solely 5115 government-run faculties in Jammu and Kashmir have web amenities out there for college students and employees. Amongst these, there are 152 ladies’ faculties, 4895 co-educational institutes, and 68 boys’ faculties.

It additionally reveals that just one authorities aided faculty has an web connection out there. The official figures additional state that solely 34 Kendriya Vidyalaya central faculties have been having the web like amenities out there for the scholars and employees.

Based on the official figures, a complete of 36 faculties run by the Wakf Board have been having web amenities out there. In regards to the recognised non-public faculties of Jammu and Kashmir, the official figures reveal that solely 3335 instructional institutes have been having web amenities out there that features 3312 co-educational non-public, 20 ladies and 13 boys’ faculties.

Pertinently, in August 2023, the Jammu and Kashmir authorities had initiated offering of sensible lessons in additional than 23,000 public faculties with educationally backwards blocks on precedence.

The federal government stated that it took the initiative of offering a pc lab with sensible class amenities in all of the 23,283 faculties of the Union Territory (UT). It additionally states that the federal government was eager to take up the digital initiates on precedence for the faculties falling in educationally backwards blocks and tribal areas.

The official figures reveal that a minimum of 1420 have been arrange at elementary stage and over 1500 ICT labs at secondary and senior secondary stage. “Until Aug-2023, 1420 CAL facilities have been established at Higher Main Faculty stage and 1588 ICT labs at Secondary and Larger Secondary Degree and are useful until date (Might-2023),” it reads.

Principal Secretary, Faculty Training Division was not out there for his feedback.(KNO)