Onlykashmir.in News Desk
Srinagar: In light of the complaints received from various quarters regarding the increase in tuition fees beyond the approval of FFRC and the prescription of textbooks against the norms of the department by some schools, the School Education Department has taken strong notice of the complaints regarding the textbooks prescribed by some private schools against the norms.
This was stated by the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. G N Itoo today after a series of meetings with the private school heads, parents, and officers of the Department.
Itoo stressed upon all the private schools to adhere to the department’s rules and regulations regarding the prescription of textbooks in letter and spirit and to upload the details of textbooks within three days on their websites.
He directed all the private school heads to adhere to the guidelines already in vogue and to ensure the receipt of fee as per the approval from FFRC.
To ensure the effective implementation of these directions, Itoo called separate meetings of senior officers of the department in which district-wise monitoring committees for the implementation of these guidelines were constituted.
DSEK directed all the Chief Education Officers of the Kashmir Division to ensure the implementation of rules and regulations already in vogue and were asked to get the reports from monitoring committees daily.
