Jamat-affiliated Faleh-e-Aam Trust schools to shut in J&K

The J&K administration has put a ban on Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT), an affiliate of the Jamat-e-Islami organization, from running schools in Jammu and Kashmir. The administration has directed district authorities to seal the schools under FAT’s control.

The government has also asked that around students studying in the schools run by the trust should take admitted to nearby government schools. 

However, the government has not given any details about the future of teachers and other staff members who worked in these schools.

As per the ban order, the UT administration order says that “no new admissions shall be taken in these banned institutions and no further registration of these institutions shall be done”. 

The government has also directed that district and zonal-level education officers should publicize that the FAT schools are not recognized by the government.

“The Jammu and Kashmir government banned the Falah-e-Aam Trust on May 11, 1990, and also vide communication dated 23-10-2019. All the students currently studying in these banned institutions shall admit themselves to nearby government schools for the current acadesessionssion. All CEOs/Principals/CEOs shall facilitate the admission of these students,” reads the government order issued on Monday by Principal Secretary (Education) B K Singh.