KL Report
SRINAGAR
Jammu and Kashmir Private Schools United Front (JKPSUF) has called upon the government to give credence to transparency and merit, while appointing the new Chairman and Secretary of Board of School Education (BOSE).
The front said that there are disturbing reports about the murky lobbying going on in various quarters to get the coveted posts.
“For some people the posts are too lucrative and profitable and they want to get it at any chance,” said G N Var, general secretary JKPSUF. “At stake are huge funds, authority and other incentives, which is too mouth watering for them.”
The front said that the condition of BOSE has been going from bad to worse during the last few years. “There have been numerous scandals coming to fore and corruption is rampant everywhere,” said Var. “The credibility of this once prestigious institute is at its nadir.”
The front said that the top posts of BOSE have been politicized. “It is an open secret that the top post in BOSE is decided on the amount of political clout a person has,” said Var. “It is our request to kindly de-politicise at-least education and allow transparency and accountability in its working.” The Front also called upon the government take some stringent steps in reviving the institute.
“The need of hour is to make a free and fair recruitment in BOSE top posts,” said Var. “Government should appoint the person who is honest, skillful and has a vision to take it forward.” The front accused the government of turning a blind eye to the education sector.
“The government education department is in a huge mess, dropout rate is high, failure rate is zooming, there is lack of staff and infrastructure at thousands of places,” said Var. “The irony is that at places not only schools but entire districts are without the respective heads in education department.”
