Ganderbal, Oct 15: A joint leadership delegation of the Jammu & Kashmir Employees Joint Action Committee (JKEJAC) and the Jammu & Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF), District Ganderbal, met the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on the sidelines of his visit to Dr Farooq Abdullah Environmental Park at Manigam on Thursday and presented a comprehensive memorandum seeking his personal intervention in addressing pressing educational, healthcare, infrastructural, and employee-related issues affecting Sub-Division Kangan and District Ganderbal.
The memorandum underscored the urgent need of consideration of establishing additional PM SHRI Schools and Atal Tinkering Labs, creation of Master Grade posts in SSA middle schools, restoration of Master Grade posts shifted outside the district strengthening of primary education, hardship allowance for teachers serving in Zones IV and V, upgradation of Girls Middle School Arhama to High School, construction of auditoriums in prominent educational institutions, the delegation also sought implementation of Education Department Order No. 469, highlighting critical developmental priorities, the delegation pressed for lift irrigation from Lar Canal Head to Baba Canal via Haripora, establishment of a Degree College near Farooq Abdullah Park Manigam.
On healthcare, it called for night-duty doctors at PHC Hariganiwan, NTPHC Chattergul, MMC Waliwar and MMC Wayil, IV infusion facilities at NTPHC Chattergul, a sustainable job policy for NHM employees, filling of vacant paramedical posts; a Jan Aushadhi Kendra, comprehensive diagnostic facilities at SDH Kangan and reation of a Block Medical Officer post for Tehsil Gund besides many others
The leadership emphasised that these demands represent the legitimate aspirations of employees, teachers, students, patients, farmers and the general public, warranting a coordinated and time-bound response from the concerned authorities. It expressed hope that the Hon’ble Chief Minister would give due consideration to the memorandum and facilitate appropriate action in the larger public interest.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Shreya Singhal (IAS) Worthy Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, ADC Ganderbal Faheem Behaqi Sahib, SSP Ganderbal Shari Harshal Rajesh Mahajan (IPS), CEO Ganderbal Nazir Ahmad Khan Sahib, SDM Kangan Dr Nazir Ahmad Bhat Sahib and others.
