Srinagar, 17 May(KNS) : Senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating condition of the ANMT School Bandipora, saying the institution is facing severe academic and infrastructural neglect despite being responsible for shaping the future of healthcare education in the district.
In a statement, Naeem Akhtar said it is unfortunate that the institution is being run mostly by staff deputed from the ISM Department and District Hospital Bandipora instead of permanent faculty members. He said while these deputed employees are managing few classes at the ANMT School, their own departments and health centres are suffering badly due to staff shortages.
“It is deeply unfortunate that a professional institution meant for training future healthcare workers is surviving on temporary arrangements. One faculty member is deputed from District Hospital Bandipora while several others are from the ISM Department. This not only affects the quality of education at ANMT but also hampers functioning of the departments from where these employees have been taken,” he said.
He also questioned why the school bus remains unused without a driver while another vehicle belonging to the institution has allegedly been hijacked for official use at the CMO Office.
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Naeem Akhtar further said it is shocking that in today’s era, classrooms at the institution still function without smart boards and modern teaching facilities. He added that the institution lacks proper fencing, posing security concerns for students and staff.
“A college without fencing, classrooms without smart boards and students without basic facilities reflects sheer administrative failure. Even the principal, according to reports, visits only on alternate days. This is not how educational institutions should function,” he said.
Appealing higher authorities to intervene immediately, the former minister said Bandipora has always been known as the “land of Ilm, Adab and Aab,” but such conditions are pushing its educational institutions towards decline.
“Bandipora has produced scholars, intellectuals and professionals for decades. But by seeing the present condition of institutions like ANMT School, one fears whether this district will continue to uphold its legacy as the land of knowledge in future,” he added.(KNS).