Srinagar, June 1 -- Despite having a share of more than 77 percent of government-run-schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the School Education Department has managed to enrol only 54 percent of students-thus raising a question on quality and functioning of the department.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) for Government of India (GoI) in a recent report has said, "The UT has 77.32 percent government schools out of the total number of schools. However, a matter of concern is that only 54.06 percent of students are enrolled in these government-run schools."
The MoE said, "It was highlighted that enrolment in private schools is higher in comparison to government schools."
"Further, the UT was advised to prioritise the improvement of the Gross Enrolm...