Jammu, Mar 6: The State government today said that the private schools found violating the provisions of SRO 123 issued under section 29 of the J&K School Education Act, 2002 are liable to strict disciplinary action.
 Winding up the discussion raised by NC member Ajay Sadhotra on ‘the problems faced by private schools in view of SRO 123’ in the Legislative Council today, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, minister for PHE, irrigation and Flood Control on behalf of   education minister, said that the SRO has been brought into force to keep a check on the mushrooming growth of private institution.
 Almost all the members took part in the discussion and put across their point of view over the functioning of private schools in the state.
 “The SRO 123 has been brought into force to keep a check on the mushrooming growth of private institution, for the betterment of our future generation and to provide better education facilities to them. The norms laid down under Sarv Shisksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhyan (RMSA) coupled with SRO-123 ought to be followed by all the educational institutions” he added.
 He said that the norms laid down under SRO 123 are according to the guidelines of SSA and RMSA which facilitate opening of primary schools, upgradation of primary into middle schools and upgradation of middle schools into high schools. He said academic inspection of private schools  are regularly conducted by teams constituted by the J&K Board of School Education. He said these teams comprise academicians of repute nominated by Directorates of Education Kashmir and Jammu.
 He informed that for violating the conditions laid down under SRO-123, the J&K BOSE has stopped the affiliation of 39 private institutions of Kashmir division and 08 private institutions of Jammu division found deficient and could not fulfill the norms.
 Shiekh Ghulam Rasool, while taking part in the discussion, suggested that the government should extend financial aid to those private schools which   have shown excellent performance over the years, especially in rural areas.
  Jahangir Hussain Mir said that government should not only concentrate over keeping a check on private schools but also work for providing qualitative education in government run schools as they are showing poor performance instead of having good infrastructure, highly qualified teachers to whom government was paying huge salaries.
 Speaking on the subject,  BR Kundal said that the problems with  private schools have erupted  because of time gap between the enactment of act (J&K School education act 2002) and framing of SRO 123. 
 Kundal also suggested that as the new admission session have to start in coming months government should notify list of private schools not meeting the criteria and publish the same in newspapers for the information of the parents.

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