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Education or Extraction? Inside Kashmir’s School Fee, Curriculum & Annual Charges Crisis

March 1, 2026 Editor

Education or Extraction? Kashmir School Fee Hike, Private Curriculum & Annual Charges Exposed By: Javid Amin | 01 March 2026 Education or Extraction? Kashmir’s Parents Demand Answers In the Kashmir Valley, education has long been seen as a lifeline — a pathway to stability in a region shaped by uncertainty. Families invest heavily in their children’s schooling, often prioritizing education over personal comfort, leisure, and even basic savings. But in recent months, a troubling pattern has emerged. Parents across districts including Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla, and Anantnag allege that private schools…

School Mafia in Jammu & Kashmir: Parents Skinned Alive While Authorities Sleep

December 25, 2025 Editor

School Mafia in Jammu & Kashmir: How Private Schools Exploit Parents Despite Government Orders By: Javid Amin | 25 December 2025 When Education Turns Into Exploitation Education or Extortion? In Jammu & Kashmir today, sending a child to school has become one of the most emotionally and financially draining decisions for parents. Education — once considered a public good and a social equaliser — has increasingly turned into a commercial enterprise run by unregulated private interests, where profit outweighs pedagogy and compliance is optional. Parents are not merely paying fees;…

JKBOSE Cracks Down: Four Schools Face Affiliation Cancellation, Eight Fined for Violating Textbook Rules | Parents Allege Forced Purchases & Curriculum Mismatch

November 20, 2025 Editor

Four Schools to Lose Affiliation; Eight Others Fined for Violating JKBOSE Textbook Rules: Parents Expose Reality Behind SRO 123 Enforcement By: Javid Amin | 19 November 2025 For years, private schools across Jammu & Kashmir have been instructed to follow a simple, non-negotiable rule: only JKBOSE-prescribed textbooks shall be used in classrooms. This directive, backed by SRO 123, was designed to protect parents from excessive textbook costs and ensure standardization across schools. However, recent developments have exposed a deep disconnect between policy and practice. In a significant action, the Jammu…

Back to School, Back to Exploitation: Kashmir Parents Slam Private Schools Over Costly Book Mandates

November 4, 2025 Editor

Private Schools in Kashmir Defy Textbook Rules: Parents Bear the Cost

Despite government orders, private institutions continue to prescribe overpriced supplementary textbooks—fueling parental outrage and exposing the unchecked commercialisation of education in Kashmir. By: Javid Amin | 03 November 2025 A Recurring Burden on Parents As the new academic session opens in the region of Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE)’s jurisdiction, a pressing concern is again dominating discussions among parents of school-going children: the practice by many private schools of prescribing additional textbooks from non-board publishers, often at high costs. This pattern, according to many parents and education…

BOSE Guidelines Ignored: Private Schools Force Parents to Buy Specific Textbooks

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025 Editor

Private schools forcing to buy textbooks other than prescribed by BOSE: Parents Parents in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have raised concerns over alleged exploitation by private schools, which are reportedly forcing students to purchase textbooks other than prescribed by Board of School Education Department. Several parents have voiced frustration, claiming the schools are disregarding official regulations and imposing arbitrary book prices that range from two to three thousand rupees per set. Parents said that they were being directed to specific bookstores, with no alternatives offered, and that…