Bhat Imran
Srinagar, Aug 25 : The government has stated that Chief Education Officers (CEOs) of Kashmir region were yet to start the process of affiliation and recognition of private schools through online mode.
The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that there were instructions of administrative department to all Chief Education Officers of Kashmir Province for switching over to online mode of recognition or affiliation of Private schools as envisaged under SRO-123 as a major reforms towards a transparent and efficient governance in the school education department for all stakeholders with immediate effect from August-01 2021.
“It has been found that the CEOs are still forwarding cases to this Directorate through offline mode despite clear cut instructions of the Administrative Department as referred above,” reads the communiqué issued by the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK).
The director directed all CEOs to switch over to online mode for the affiliation process and shall impart training to the dealing hands for operating the portal at district level after getting support from concerned NIC officials.
“Besides they should give wider publicity to this information among all stakeholders and common masses in local print, electronic or social media platforms,” it reads.
