JAMMU, MARCH 16 (KNO) : SRML Rolling Trophy will soon commence as a tribute to the prestigious SRML School, this was announced by Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi during her visit to the Govt. Shri Ranbir Higher Secondary School, Jammu here today. Giving details about the event, Minister said the event will be divided into quarterly time frames and will include sports activities, Olympiads, cultural competitions and festivals showcasing educational movies and documentaries.
The Minister asked the concerned officers to prepare a detailed plan in this regard and further asked them to prepare a calendar for all the activities to be taken under the proposed programme. She said that the district administration will also be pooled in and a model school from all districts will have a rolling trophy on the same lines. Priya asked the concerned officers to consider constructive recommendations and take feedbacks from the Principals and appoint a nodal officer and launch the mega event with an inter school sports competition. Sethi said the Super-50 programme will also be started soon.
She said under the programme, 50 students with academic brilliance from all over the division will be nurtured and prepared for IIT’s and IIM’s right from the 9th standard to pave a strong foundation for them to compete at national and international level.
The Minister called for the pooling of resources for the interest of the students especially for the weaker sections of society. “State of J&K has best academic talent and human resource in the country, all they need is the proper guidance and utilization”, the Minister affirmed. Priya asked the administration of SRML school to prepare an inclusive plan for organizing the annual day for the school and make students participate in the grand event in different cultural programmes, theme based skits and invite pass out students of the last three years.
Stressing on making the Resource room efficient in schools across the state, State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Abdul Rashid War, who is holding the additional charge for Director School Education Jammu, assured the minister that Speech therapy machine will be provided to the school for making its resource room more equipped. The Minister also took a round of the school and inspected the progress of the ongoing work initiated to strengthen the infrastructure of the said institution. She directed the officers of the concerned agencies to expedite the work while adhering to the quality norms and set a deadline for the completion of the same.
Pertinently, JMC announced grant of Rs 25 lakh for up-gradation of infrastructure in SRML School On the occasion Principal, SRML, Shafqat Javed Chib apprised the Minister regarding the need of construction of new and renovation of already existing infrastructure of the school including laboratories, examination halls, toilet complexes, compound walls, parking area, auditorium, indoor and outdoor sports activity area and many alike.
The Minister assured that every developmental need essential for the betterment of the institution, catering to more than 2000 students, will be taken by the government on the priority basis. Sethi also directed the school administration for opening of the admission for the nursery class from 18TH March 2018 . The Minister also sought status on her earlier direction for the opening of pre-primary classes at Govt.
Higher Sec. School, Jullaka Mohalla. She stressed on ensuring more enrollments by way of publicity and community mobilization and directed for preparing a class room in Govt. Middle School, Dhounthly as an alternative for starting the pre-primary class. The Minister asked the concerned officials to allocate 10 Lakhs for the renovation of primary school at Jullaka Mohalla. Chief Education Officer , J K Sudan , Zonal Education Officer ,Jammu, Amrit Kour, Principal, Govt. Higher Sec. School, Jullaka Mohala, Rifat Khan, XeN, JMC, Rajesh Gupta, AEE,JMC, Anil Gupta besides officers of the concerned departments were present on the occasion.(KNO)