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J&K Orders Takeover of 215 Jamaat-Linked Schools as Oversight Plan Faces Pushback

Authorities frame the move as a security step tied to the UAPA ban on Jamaat-e-Islami to safeguard students’ schooling.

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The order further said that the deputy commissioners, after due verification, will nominate fresh managing bodies for the concerned schools in due course. (HT representative)
Jammu And Kashmir Government Takes Over Management Of 215 Schools Linked To Jamaat-e-Islami | Image: X

Overview

  • Government Order No. 578-JK(Edu) directs district magistrates and deputy commissioners to assume control of managing committees and propose new verified bodies while ensuring NEP-compliant continuity.
  • Education minister Sakina Itoo says the order contains mistakes, asserts nearest government school principals will oversee the institutions, and signals a three-month review with students and teachers staying in place.
  • The affected institutions total 215 private schools across 10 Kashmir Valley districts, identified by intelligence agencies as directly or indirectly linked to JeI/Falah-e-Aam Trust and with expired or adversely reported committees.
  • Officials said the transition process would start this week, with local administrations instructed to prevent any disruption to academic activity.
  • The order cites J&K School Education Rules (2010) and follows MHA notifications declaring JeI unlawful in 2019 and reaffirmed in 2024, as well as earlier curbs on admissions and SIA actions on JeI/FAT properties.