‘Pvt schools must help transform education sector’

Jammu, January 14

Education Minister Naeem Akhter today said private schools play a vital role in imparting quality education and they should supplement the government’s efforts to consolidate the transformation taking place in this sector.

He said this at a day-long seminar, ‘Enriching the Academic Hemisphere of J-K — Contributive Essence of the Private Schools’ organised at the University of Jammu.

He said that henceforth the private schools which fulfill the requirements will be granted registration for five years. — PTI