Srinagar, June 13: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday voiced “deep concern” over the reports regarding the Ministry of Education’s plan to affiliate all schools of Jammu and Kashmir with the Central Board of School Education (CBSE).
“The move will do away with the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) which since its inception has been playing an exemplary role in prescribing syllabus and conducting exams in an honest and transparent manner,” Tarigami said in a statement issued here.
He said the JKBOSE has played a crucial role in elevating the standard of education and taking it to the next level over the last several decades in the region. Even during the tough times in the valley, the JKBOSE weathered through the storm, he said.
The CPI(M) leader said the schools in Jammu and Kashmir are free to affiliate themselves with CBSE after following the due procedures, and there are over 200 schools with such affiliation.
“The JKBOSE will cease to function in case MoE affiliates all schools with CBSE. The move will result in hundreds of job losses in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said and urged the Education Ministry to revisit its proposal of affiliating all the schools with CBSE.
