Srinagar, March 18 -- Minister of Agriculture Production Javed Dar informed the House about this while responding on behalf of the education minister to questions raised by CPI(M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami and BJP legislator Balwant Singh Mankotia.

During his address in the assembly, Dar said the school education department had engaged contractual lecturers on an academic arrangement basis until 2019.

"However, to address staffing shortages in high and higher secondary schools, 1496 CRCs (cluster resource coordinators) were temporarily hired for the 2024-25 academic session, receiving a monthly honorarium of Rs 25,000 until March 31, 2025," he said.

Dar also announced the successful implementation of vocational and skill education i...