US EditionJammu and Kashmir Secures Future of Students by Taking Over 215 Schools
The takeover aims to maintain quality education for over 11,000 students, following intelligence reports and expired managing committees linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami.
- On Friday, August 22, 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir Government ordered the takeover of managing committees of 215 schools affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami and Falah-e-Aam Trust, aiming to safeguard students' academic futures.
- Intelligence agencies reported several schools as linked to the banned outfit, identifying 215 with expired or adversely flagged managing committees, prompting intervention.
- District Magistrates and Deputy Commissioners will begin taking over management of 215 schools this week across 10 districts, with principals of nearby government schools overseeing them, Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo said.
- Authorities assured that students' academic careers will not be affected and over 11,000 students are enrolled; Sajad Lone and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference criticised the move, while Education Minister Sakina Itoo said the order was wrongly worded.
- The order cites legal provisions under the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Rules, 2010, SRO 292 of 2018, and SO 177 of 2022, with the State Investigation Agency having identified 188 properties linked to JeI/FAT and the administration barring fresh admissions in FAT-run schools in 2022.
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J&K Govt takes over management of 215 ‘Jammat-affiliated’ schools - The Tribune
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered the takeover of the managing committees of 215 schools, which were found to be directly or indirectly affiliated with banned Jamaat-e-Islami (Jel) and Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT) in the Valley.
Jammu and Kashmir Secures Future of Students by Taking Over 215 Schools
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to take over 215 schools formerly managed by the banned Jamaat-e-Islami and Falah-e-Aam Trust. The School Education Department aims to implement a new management system to safeguard the academic future of enrolled students and ensure quality education.
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