Srinagar, March 1 -- While the impact in other states and union territories remains unclear, Jammu and Kashmir's SCERT, despite initial excitement, took on the responsibility and, over the course of three years, struggled to effectively implement the initiative.

Lacking a concrete plan, those at the helm held repeated meetings with staff who were ill-equipped for the task. The responsibility was then handed down from SCERT to the District Institutes of Education (DIET) and ultimately passed on to the schools.Schoolchildren were tasked with using outdated materials and prehistoric themes, while receiving minimal innovative or practical guidance from mentors already overwhelmed with other schemes, syllabus completion, and various other cur...