CEC, LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan chaired a meeting with a team of CBSE at the Council Secretariat on June 25.

Members of the CBSE team include Joint Secretaries Sanjib Das, Hilal Ahmed, and Shyam Kapoor.

Feroz Ahmad Khan extended a warm welcome to the delegates on their maiden visit to Kargil and appreciated UT Administration Ladakh for taking the LAHDC Kargil on board in such important policy matters. 

Detailed deliberations and discussions were held on several issues mainly about the enhancement of the educational scenario in the district, constraints that the educational institutions in the district may face in case of affiliations with the Central Board, administrative issues given the remote location of the district, prevailing as well as future academic/examination sessions, formalities regarding affiliation process, and issues of private schools etc. 

Feroz Khan highlighted major concerns of all the stakeholders and stressed the need for having a considerate view on all issues. The major issues underlined includes the need for separate academic/examination session for UT Ladakh, the establishment of CBSE Sub-Board Office in District Kargil, allocation of examination centres to ensure that no child is left behind, extended relaxation for private schools in terms of renewal of provisional affiliations, relaxed norms in respect of land and infrastructural requirements for CBSE affiliations. 

The team of CBSE also put forth their views on all the issues raised during the meeting and said that the CBSE being the most child-friendly board shall make every effort to ensure convenience to all the students. They further stated that to ensure the holistic development of the students, the schools need to adhere to the basic essential requirements as stipulated in the CBSE norms, however, relaxations in certain aspects may be considered keeping in view the tough terrain and remote location of the schools.

The team members stressed the need for shifting education from the principles of stipulated content to stipulated competencies. They also addressed some of the queries raised during the meeting and assured to put forward all concerns of the stakeholders to their higher authorities for redressal. 

EC, Social Welfare, Aga Syed Hassan Arman Mosavi; EC, Health Mohsin Ali; Councillor Choskore Constituency, Nassir Hussain Munshi; Rector, Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh Kaneez Fatima; Chief Education Officer Kargil, Nazir Wani; Former Principal, DIET, Kargil, Muhammad Ali Bhutto besides the representatives of private schools of the district attended the meeting.