Education receive top priority in JK: Minister

Srinagar, Apr 21: The education sector, which was badly hit during the 17-year-long militancy, will receive special attention of the Congress led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking after inaugurating newly-constructed rooms at the government High School, Rajpura, state Health and Education Minister Mangat Ram said that the education sector is being strengthened by constructing additional accommodation and creating other requisite infrastructure.

''In the first phase a number of schools at all levels have been upgraded to next higher status as per demand of the people,'' he said, adding that now they were working on the 2nd phase in which it has been decided to provide accommodations and other allied infrastructure so that educational institutions function properly as per the modern need.

He said for this purpose, funds have been kept for education sector of district plan to execute construction of additional buildings.

Mr Sharma asked students to give special attention towards imparting modern and scientific education to the children and prepare them to compete in the fast emerging era of science and technology.

He advised the students not to indulge in bad habits and concentrate on their studies to excel in the academic field and become good citizens of tomorrow.

UNI