Srinagar, April 23 -- Jammu- Stressing the need to move beyond marks-centric learning, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday inaugurated the new school building of Swami Pranavanand Vidyamandir in Panjgrain, Nagrota, calling for a shift towards holistic, skill-based education aligned with global changes.The school, run by Bharat Sevashram Sangha, has been imparting education from pre-primary to Class 8 since 2014 under the 'Har Ghar Shiksha' initiative, with more than half of its students coming from economically weaker sections.

Addressing a gathering, the Lieutenant Governor said the new higher secondary building and skill infrastructure would expand access to quality education for disadvantaged students. Once fully completed, th...