Efforts to develop educational facilities in rural areas: Omar

The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that educational infrastructure was being developed in rural and far flung areas to make available all facilities to children near their homes.

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that educational infrastructure was being developed in rural and far flung areas to make available all facilities to children near their homes.
"The greater focus is being laid on development of educational infrastructure in rural and other far off places so that students of these areas need not come to the cities for education," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said during the annual function of All Kargil Students Union, Srinagar, last evening.

Enumerating the benefits of education, he said greater thrust was on socio-economic development. The benefits of reservation, development projects, welfare programmes and
employment packages would be visible only when there is an overall improvement in the field of education.
Abdullah said separate hostels for girls and boys have been set up at Bemina for students from Kargil and library, recreational and communication facilities would also be made
available there in due course of time.

PTI

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