SRINAGAR, Aug. 20 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today emphasized the need to uplift government schools to a standard where parents consider enrolling their children in them as the best choice for their future.

The Chief Minister stated this while addressing a day-long Educational Stakeholders Meet on NEP 2020- Challenges and Prospects in Jammu and Kashmir, organised by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir in collaboration with Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children), supported by HCL Foundation at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).

Addressing the gathering of educationists, Principals, Chief Education officers, Lecturers, Masters, Teachers, and students, the Chief Minister said that the education and health s...