Hirdesh Kumar, Simrandeep assess people’s grievances, assure expeditious disposal

JAMMU, JANUARY 12: Commissioner Secretary, School Education and Social Welfare Department, Hirdesh Kumar and Secretary Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Disaster Management Department, Simrandeep Singh listened to public grievances in a public hearing held here today.A number of deputations and individuals from across Jammu & Kashmir and far flung areas of Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Udhampur, Akhnoor, Reasi, Poonch, Doda, Anantnag, Budgam and Kupwara interacted with the Administrative Secretaries and projected their issues and concerns seeking an early redressal to the same.A deputation of Jammu Kashmir Teacher Forum (JKTF) demanded rationalization of teaching staff in hilly and far flung rural areas on the basis of student enrolment as most of the schools are suffering badly due to lack of adequate teaching staff besides creation of post of Masters working as Head teachers in the erstwhile SSA upgraded Middle Schools.A deputation from Jammu and Kashmir United School Teacher Association (USTA) demanded introduction of pre-primary classes with infrastructure in all schools, regularization of all in-charge Lecturers.