Jammu & Kashmir Government Takes Control of 58 Schools Linked to Jamaat-e-Islami
58 Jamaat-e-Islami-linked private schools taken over by J&K govt
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The Jammu & Kashmir government has taken over 58 private schools affiliated with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its Falah-e-Aam Trust. This decision follows a previous order to take control of over 200 such schools and highlights ongoing tensions between the elected government and the Lieutenant Governor's administration.
- 01The Jammu & Kashmir government has taken control of 58 private schools linked to Jamaat-e-Islami.
- 02This move follows a previous order to take over over 200 schools affiliated with the banned group.
- 03The takeover has created tensions between the elected government and the Lieutenant Governor's administration.
- 04The Falah-e-Aam Trust, which managed these schools, was banned from imparting education in 2022.
- 05The Trust previously ran around 350 schools in Jammu and Kashmir before its ban.
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On Saturday, the Jammu & Kashmir government assumed control of 58 private schools associated with the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its education trust, the Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT). This action follows an earlier directive to take over over 200 schools in the region, which has caused friction between the elected government and the Lieutenant Governor's administration. The Jamaat-e-Islami was banned by the Indian government in 2019 as an unlawful association. In 2022, the Lieutenant Governor's administration barred the FAT from operating educational institutions, citing a historical order from 1990 that had previously banned the Trust. The FAT was established in 1972 and claimed to be a non-political entity focused on education. The ongoing management of these schools will now be overseen by principals from nearby government schools.
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This takeover could affect the educational landscape in Jammu & Kashmir, particularly for students attending these schools.
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