SRINAGAR: The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have sought feedback from students, teaching community and others for amendment in the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 2013.
The draft of the act seeks to incorporate essential elements of the Central legislation ‘Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009’ in respect of according children free and compulsory education up to class 8th.
Secretary School Education, Hirdesh Kumar Singh has sought views, ideas, inputs and experiences of the civil society, particularly from “students and teacher community, legal fraternity, academics, educational planners/administrators, RTE activists and media professionals”.
The feedback thus solicited by the School Education Department can be shared with him, officials said.
The draft Amendment Act is also available on the official website of the School Education Department.
