Kashmir school summer vacations 2022 announced: All govt. & private schools closed until July 14

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir,  School Education Department has announced summer vacation for government educational institutions and private schools up to higher secondary level.

Kashmir School Summer Vacation 2022: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir,  School Education Department has announced summer vacations for government educational institutions and private schools up to higher secondary level. According to the official notice released by the department, educational institutions and private schools functioning in the Kashmir Division and the winter zone of the Jammu Division shall observe summer vacation from July 4 to July 14, 2022.

The official notice reads, “It is hereby ordered that all the government educational institutions and recognized private schools up to higher secondary level in the Kashmir Division and winter zone of Jammu Division shall observe summer vacation w.e.f July 4 to July 14, 2022.”

 

Jammu Summer Vacation 2022

Earlier in May, the authorities had announced summer vacations for schools situated in the Jammu region for all classes from May 23 and May 30 respectively.

According to KNO, the Director of School Education Jammu in a communiqué had said that in view of the prevailing hot weather conditions, all the government educational Institutions and recognized Private Schools shall observe Summer vacation from May 23 to July 9 up to Class 8 and for students studying in Classes 9-12, the vacation is slated May 30 to July 9.

Kashmiri Pandit Teachers transferred to safe locations

Earlier, The government had released an order to transfer 177 Kashmiri Pandit teachers posted in Srinagar to safer locations following demands to be relocated. The decision came after witnessing an alarming spike in targeted killings in Kashmir.

The decision came a day after the conduct of a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah chaired. The meeting was conducted to take stock of the security situation in the restive Union Territory in the wake of a string of attacks targeting the Kashmiri Pandit community and migrants workers.

Following the death of Rahul Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists on May 12 in the Chadoora area of Budgam district in central Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandits employed under the prime minister's special package in 2012, have been staging protests threatening mass exodus.

Bhat's killing sparked protests by around 6,000 employees at various places who demanded their relocation outside the Valley. Since then, the targeted terrorist violence in the Valley has only escalated.

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