Mehta Leads First Ever Interactive Conference With Teachers

Srinagar: The Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday interacted with thousands of teachers all across the UT in the Auditorium of SKICC.

The event was organized by the School Education Department J&K. Besides, Principal

Secretary SED, B.K.Singh; DSEK, Dr. Tassaduq Hussain and DSEJ, Dr. Ravi Shanker Sharma, senior officers of the department participated in the event.

The teachers from every district of the UT interacted with the Chief Secretary on different issues like NEP 2020 and its implementation, Quality Education, Deliverables for the department and other issues. The Chief Secretary responded to the queries of teachers and listened to their suggestions patiently.

He laid particular emphasis on School ratings, parent teacher meetings, feedback from students which is real time assessment, self-introspection etc. He asked that NEP 2020 be rolled out with a 360-degree approach for the overall upliftment of the educational sector.

Dr Mehta emphasized on putting in best efforts for eradication of the ‘Educationally Backward’ concept and overcoming the barriers associated with it.

He also advised stakeholders to strengthen Complex heads and timetables shall be framed at complex head level for exchange of human and other resources for better results. He also stressed the need for encouraging the teachers with outstanding performance and prioritization of digital learning. Capacity building programmes in virtual mode and other e-initiatives is the need of the hour, he observed.

Principal Secretary SED, B.K.Singh gave a detailed presentation on the achievements of the School Education Department in JK and in his address encouraged and appreciated the role of school teachers in raising the standards of Education in UT which has led to UT to become one among the top rankers in National Achievement Survey 2021.