Masoodi Announces Smart Classrooms in 41 Govt Schools;
198 Govt Schools in Pulwama Equipped with Smart Classroom Facilities, Efforts Underway to Cover All Schools: CEO Anjum Raja
Bilal Habib
PAMPORE, October 30:In a significant step towards promoting digital education, smart classrooms are being introduced in 41 government schools across the Pampore Assembly constituency to provide students with modern, technology-enabled learning facilities.
MLA Pampore, Retired Justice Hasnain Masoodi and Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama, Anjum Raja, on Friday jointly inaugurated a newly established smart classroom under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) / Constituency Development Fund at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Pampore.
Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Pampore Fayaz Ahmad Harray, Principal/DDO Mushtaq Ahmad, Vice-Principal Dr Shaheen Andrabi, Urdu Lecturer Dr Rabia Moghal, other education officials and teachers were also present on the occasion, officials told Morning Kashmir.
Later, MLA Pampore along with Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama also inaugurated a smart classroom at Kakapora in the Pampore Assembly constituency.
Speaking to Morning Kashmir, MLA Pampore, Retired Justice Hasnain Masoodi, said that the present era is an era of digital education, which facilitates resource sharing and enables educational resources to be made accessible across the constituency.
He said digital education has become essential in today’s world and stressed the need to take concrete initiatives to strengthen technology-enabled learning in schools.
“I have provided smart classroom boards to 41 schools across the Pampore constituency, including higher secondary schools, high schools and middle schools. My objective is to ensure that students in the constituency receive the best possible education,” he said.
Masoodi further said that, as part of this initiative, facilities worth approximately Rs 1 crore, including smart classrooms, sports kits and other essential educational resources, were distributed among schools.
Regarding educational infrastructure, he said he had prepared a development plan worth Rs 7 crore for the constituency under the Samagra Shiksha scheme.
He also acknowledged the support of Education Minister Sakina Itoo, saying that several initiatives were taken following her personal intervention and commitment to improving the education sector.
He added that these efforts had helped address several longstanding issues, including teacher shortages, and expressed hope that the remaining vacancies would also be addressed to ensure adequate teaching staff in every school.
Speaking to Morning Kashmir, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama, Anjum Raja, said the initiative was aimed at establishing digital connectivity among schools, enabling them to share educational resources and adopt improved teaching practices.
He said that around 198 schools across Pulwama district currently have such facilities, while efforts are underway to extend the initiative to all schools, including middle schools, primary school.
“In the modern era, technology-driven education is extremely important. It not only facilitates resource sharing among schools but also helps achieve better academic results,” he said.
Raja added that several students had remained deprived of such facilities until now, but concerted efforts by the government and local MLAs had helped the district make considerable progress in strengthening digital education infrastructure.
