Private schools fail to provide NOC’s required for seeking registration
Srinagar: The private schools in J&K state have failed to submit the requisite certificates for seeking recognition and extension of registration for the schools. In wake of this, the school education department has asked both the directorates to submit the requisite certificates related to lab chemical safety, building safety, fire and emergency along with a no objection certificate (NOC) from the traffic department.
Also, the directorates of School Education in Kashmir and Jammu had recommended cases of recognition and extension registration of private institutes without enclosing these requisite certificates.
Pertinently, the school education department grants recognition and extension of registration to private educational institutes of J&K on the basis of affiliation by the J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) viz-a-viz recommendations of the DSEK and DSEJ.
As per the official figures there are over 5000 private schools in the J&K state including 2700 in Jammu and around 2500 in Kashmir division respectively.
A top official in the department said that the head of departments while recommending the cases of private schools had not submitted the requisite certificates which resulted in a delay in the disposal of these cases.
“The directorate had not even submitted the NOC of traffic department while recommending the cases for recognition and registration of private schools,” the official said.
The official said the main reason behind the non-submission of requisite certificates by the directorate was incomplete information provided by the management of private schools.
In 2018, 324 private schools were identified by the school directorate in this connection.
The official said that the department was seriously dealing with the issue and wants the private schools to follow all the norms.
“We have closed many schools in Jammu and Kashmir divisions for not adhering to the guidelines,” he said.
He said the department has made it mandatory to both the directorates to ensure that all requisite certificates are submitted while recommending the cases of private schools for grant of recognition and extension.
KV Correspondent
