Will reduce vacation duration in schools: Govt

KE News:

Jammu: The government is contemplating to reduce the vacation period in all state educational institutions to increase the yearly class working days to enable the students to complete their syllabus.

Minister for Education, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed said that to meet the demands of the modern academic trends there was a need to have more class working days. He said cutting the duration of the vacation would help in broadening the scope of curricular and co-curricular activities.

“The state has set a goal for achieving hundred percent literacy for which several reformative measures have been taken. The education system is being revised and revitalized to make education available to every part of the state and enable the students to compete at national level,” said Peerzada at a school day function in region.

Minister said that during past some years the results in the government schools have greatly improved and the parents now prefer to send their wards to government run schools.  In this regard, he gave due credit to the dedication and devotion of teachers fraternity and hoped that they will continue their missionary spirit to further improve the quality of education in their schools.