By Sameer Ahmad
Anantnag: The mushrooming growth of coaching centers in district Anantnag of south Kashmir has become a money minting places and gullible students are being fleeced by the owners, while majority of these institutes are not registered with the authorities.
Pertinently, the High Court had also ordered the closure of all unregistered coaching centers in the valley and constituted a panel headed by Division commissioner
The committee, framed under rules of Jammu and Kashmir Regulation of Private Tuition Centers 2010, was formed following a PIL that sought court’s intervention in the regulation of private coaching classes. The petitioner had, reportedly, asked the court to ensure that none of the coaching centers keep odd timings.
However officials at the district administration told INS these education centers in the district lack infrastructure.
“In a single classroom which has intake capacity of 20 students they forcefully accommodate triple number,” Mohammad Amin, a parent said.
Joint Director Education South Kashmir Showkat Ahmad said that of 52 applications they had received for registration in District Anantnag, only 35 applications were recommended for registration to Director education Srinagar.
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“We have directed all the tuition centers to get their centers registered with State’s education department and comply with the conditions laid down in J&K Regulation of Private Tuition Rules of 2010 for running coaching classes within one week or face appropriate legal action, including the closure of such centers,” Showkat said.
