Overview

• The School Education Department directed District Magistrates and Deputy Commissioners to assume control of the schools’ managing committees and to propose verified replacements.
• Authorities said the transition must not disrupt students’ studies, with teaching to meet National Education Policy 2020 standards.
• The order applies to institutions across ten Kashmir Valley districts, with implementation beginning this week.
• The move follows intelligence reports and earlier Home Ministry identification of FAT/JeI-linked schools, with several existing committees noted as expired.
• JeI was banned under the UAPA in 2019, and the administration restricted new admissions in 2022, with reporting estimating more than 11,000 students enrolled.