Srinagar, July 27: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today expressed serious concern for education sector which has suffered during the last two years of COVID 19 pandemic.
President DAK, Dr Muhammad Yousuf Tak requested the Government to start gradual opening of schools and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir. “Volunteers also have huge role to play as state of Kerala has highest literacy rate because of significant contribution by volunteers and philanthropists”, he added.
Dr Owais H Dar, General Secretary DAK said that schools are just not only for imparting curricular education but are must for the over allgrowth and development of a child and interaction with his/her peers. Even AIIMS Director, Dr Guleria has advocated graded opening of schools in a balanced manner as the number of COVID cases has declined significantly. Moreover, this cooling period must be utilised to upgrade infrastructure in hospitals apart from building up oxygen generation capacity in all major hospitals to the fullest, he said.
Dr Arshed H Trag, Vice President DAK said that all the children don’t have computers and smart phones and thereby are not able to avail online education which is being imparted by majority of the schools.
Doctors Association Kashmir further urges government to revisit and relook on the policy of opening of educational institutions especially professional colleges, degree colleges and higher schools to resume the educational activities in a gradual manner at an earliest but we must not lower our guard and must religiously follow Covid SOPs and eligible people must get vaccinated as soon as possible, it further said.
