Jammu, May 30 -- "Quality education will become a reality the day a Collector's child and a farmer's child share the same bench."
In 1950, the Constitution of India promised equality of status and opportunity. In 2026, the reality in Jammu and Kashmir challenges us to close the gap between promise and practice.
Quality education will remain a slogan until we create classrooms where every child, regardless of his or her family background, learns together with dignity and joy. When we achieve that, NEP 2020 and Viksit Bharat 2047 will stop being documents and start becoming living experiences.
Equality Is a Shared Journey
Article 14 guarantees equality before the law. Article 39(f) directs the State to ensure that children develop in cond...