Onlykashmir.in News Desk
Ahead of the new academic session, the Srinagar unit of the J&K Private Schools Association has appealed to school heads across the Kashmir Valley to extend a helping hand to orphaned children and students from Below Poverty Line families during the coming admission cycle. The appeal was made by J&K-PSA District Srinagar President Adil Habib Bhat on Tuesday.
Reaffirming the association’s commitment to inclusive and quality education under the guidance of Chief Patron Dr G.N. Var, Bhat said every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow and build a better future regardless of financial background. He urged school managements to look beyond financial circumstances and recognise the aspirations and potential of every young learner, stressing that poverty or the loss of parental support should never deprive a child of an education.
“With the current academic session drawing to a close and the admission process set to begin, I appeal to all school heads, particularly in Srinagar and across the Valley, to give due consideration to students from BPL families in their admission planning,” Bhat said. “We may have different ideas, but our common goal as education leaders must be to provide quality education to every child.”
He called on school leaders to make conscious efforts to identify and support children who, for various reasons, have drifted away from formal schooling. Extending such opportunities, he said, was not only a social responsibility but a fundamental duty of those entrusted with shaping the future of society. “Our responsibility does not end with admitting students who can easily access education,” he added. “We must also reach out to children who, for one reason or another, remain away from classrooms.”
Bhat also backed his words with an offer from his own institution. He said the doors of Al-Habib Public School in Palpora, Noorbagh, Srinagar, remain open to orphaned children and students from BPL families who need educational support. The school’s mission, he said, is rooted in inclusive education and student welfare, so that financial hardship does not become an obstacle to learning. He appealed to parents and guardians who cannot afford their children’s education to approach the school, and said deserving students in need would be considered for free education.
Beyond his own school, Bhat urged managements across Kashmir to strengthen cooperation and adopt a student-centred approach, so that financial constraints or other barriers do not keep children out of classrooms. He expressed hope that school heads and other stakeholders would respond positively and work together to widen educational access and strengthen inclusive schooling.
The appeal arrives at a time when admission planning is about to begin in schools across the Valley, which makes it a timely reminder of the role private institutions can play in reaching disadvantaged children. If school managements respond, the gesture could open classroom doors for many children who might otherwise stay out of school, and it would reinforce the idea that education is a shared responsibility of the entire community.
