To provide quality education, inculcate moral values in students: Altaf Bukhari, Lal Singh to teachers

Jammu

Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday asked the teaching fraternity to provide quality education and inculcate moral values in students so that they become responsible citizens of the country.

The spokesman quoted this saying while addressing a gathering of all heads of private schools during the 2nd State Level Conference held at Teacher Bhawan, Jammu.

Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh, Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture Priya Sethi besides Secretary School Education Farooq Ahmed Shah, Chairperson Board of School Education Veena Pandita, Director School Education Jammu Ravinder Singh and representatives of Private School Associations were present on the occasion.

Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said that Government has decided to introduce music and fine arts subject at Higher Secondary level in addition to a string of reforms to improve the school education at all levels with a special focus on improvement of elementary education.

He said that special focus has been laid on the introduction of new range of subjects to make school education more vibrant and broad-based.

Responding to the issues projected by the representatives of the private schools, the Minister said that Government is serious in solving the issues of private schools. He said that private schools have a key role in the education system and Government is making all-out efforts to provide full support to the schools.

In his address, Choudhary Lal Singh said that the government has taken various initiatives to revive education sector across the State and is upgrading infrastructure in various schools so that students get benefitted. He asked the teaching fraternity to provide quality education to the students adding that they are the main architect in shaping the personality of the students.

The Minister further said that it is a firm commitment of the government to ensure that this vital sector gets a fillip in all aspects as it forms the basis of a strong nation. He exhorted upon the school authorities to make sure that their institution serves as a vibrant centre of excellence.

Appreciating the role of private schools in spreading education, Choudhary Lal Singh said the private education institutes have done a commendable job in providing quality education in the state and some of the institutes have made their name in spreading the light of education.

“We appreciate the role of private schools and call upon them to adopt underprivileged children of their areas so that those living below the poverty line can also get access to good quality education,” he added.

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