Srinagar, October 14: Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting at the Banquet Hall on M.A. Road, Srinagar, to discuss issues concerning the School Education Department, with particular focus on the distribution of NCERT textbooks in government and private schools.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Nazrul Islam Baba, president of the Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK), who represented the concerns of private schools across the Union Territory.
According to the meeting notice, senior officials of the School Education Department, including the Commissioner/Secretary, Directors of School Education Jammu and Kashmir, and the chairman and secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE), were invited to participate.
Representatives of civil society organisations and parent associations from Jammu and Kashmir were also invited to raise issues concerning school education.
The meeting was convened to deliberate on departmental matters, with textbook distribution among the key issues under discussion.
