Baramulla tuition centres flout Court directions
Operate without registration
As J&K High Court directed for closure of unregistered coaching centres in Kashmir, several centres without registration are operating here under the nose of district administration. According to official figures, 54 coaching centres are operating in Baramulla district, however, none of them is registered with competent authority.
“There are around 54 coaching centres operating in different areas of the district including Baramulla town, Pattan, Sopore, Rafiabad and Tangmarg, but all are operating illegally without any registration,” said an official of the education department. The condition of the centres, according to reports, is pathetic as most of them are located at crowded places. “These tuition centres neither have any washroom nor drinking water facility for the students,” rued a student. In Baramulla town, the anger against the unregistered coaching centres erupted last year after a 22-year-old student, Irshad Ahmad Ganaie of Ushkara was stabbed to death. The authorities then directed all the coaching centres to get registered with the competent authority.
All centres were also asked to operate in noise-free environment and provide minimum covering space of 9 sq. ft per student besides ensuring segregation of male and female students. “One can’t expect implementation of these directions by owners of coaching centres when they are running illegally despite strict court directions,” said Bashir Ahmad, a local resident.
Chief Education Officer Baramulla said that the owners were directed to register their coaching centres in a week after which no excuse would be accepted.
“We have issued a circular vide no CEO/Bla/7694-718 Dated 13-01-2015, directing all the stakeholders of the coaching centres to get registered within a week after which any violation will be dealt with seriously under norms,” said Syed Rouf Ahmad, CEO Baramulla.
