Srinagar, Oct 18: Seven months after the announcement, the ambitious initiative to upgrade government schools as K-12 integrated institutions in Jammu and Kashmir has yet to materialise.

The scheme, unveiled by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in his maiden budget speech after the formation of the NC government, aims to transform the education landscape across the Union Territory.

Under the initiative, 40 government higher secondary schools—one boys’ and one girls’ school per district—will be upgraded into integrated K-12 institutions. Nearby primary and middle schools will be rationalised to ensure seamless education from primary to higher secondary under a single administration.

In his budget speech, CM Abdullah said that this reform, aligned with the National Education Policy, will enhan

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