Hill Council, Kargil earmarked ₹2 crore for establishing 150 winter tuition centers at village-level.  

CEC, Hill Council, Kargil, Feroz Ahmed Khan said that education has been a top priority of LAHDC Kargil during the Covid-19 pandemic and ₹2 crores have been allotted for winter tuitions for Kargil. Reacting to the apprehension among the civil society in Kargil regarding the closure of winter tuitions, CEC Khan said that the Health Department has been instructed to complete the vaccination of all eligible students at the earliest. The winter tuition will be allowed in the district by the second week of January, with proper adherence to SOPs issued by the Union Health Ministry.

Feroz Ahmed Khan stated that compared to all neighboring districts, schools have been kept open for the maximum time in Kargil. He said it was only in December 2021 when a number of students of schools tested Covid-19 positive and schools were closed again.
CEC Khan also holds the portfolio of Executive Councilor (Education), LAHDC Kargil. A number of initiatives have been taken successfully for the continuation of education during the pandemic. These initiatives included community classes in the open air, online classes, radio classes, etc. The Council also encouraged NGOs to conduct schemes like the Khangrtsa Yontan in which doorstep education was provided to the students.

He is currently in Jammu to inspect the works of Kargil Girls Hostel, construction of Library block at Kargil Boys Hostel Channi, and resolution of a land issue regarding Kargil Bhawan Jammu with Jammu Development Authority.

CEC said that the Council has come up with a Girls Hostel at Jammu having a seating capacity of 200 girl students at a cost of Rs 16.53 crores in two phases. He said that all efforts are being made to make the hostel functional from the upcoming academic session. Furthermore, on the demand of the students residing in the Kargil Boys Hostel Channi, the establishment of a library at the hostel is already in its final stage.