According to a report quoted in local media only 30 percent schools in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have access to the internet. This is an amazing news story. We are in 2024. Internet came to Kashmir valley about two decades ago. Internet cafes started blooming ubiquitously in Kashmir by 2005. It is amazing to note that after two decades of this phenomenon there still are a whopping 70 percent schools in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with no access to internet.
Today’s age is an age on internet. Almost every aspect and sphere of modern life is governed by Internet. It is the shortest way of communication. One could argue that at individual level having internet can have an affordability issue tethered to it but at an organisational level owning a broadband connection is no big deal. Someone is not keen enough to take this initiative. A few people are not willing enough to take a few proactive decisions. Internet is the basic right of the modern-age student. By denying him the services of free limited and guided internet supply he is losing out on a competitive edge.
In the age of today with cutthroat competition, it becomes all the more imperative to equip students with the best possible avenues of technology. To know that 70 percent students in schools are still denied the basic right of internet is very saddening indeed.
The present government dispensation must take serious initiatives in this regard. LG Manoj Sinha who has championed the cause of innovative learning strategies must personally intervene in this matter and ensure that by the end of the current year every school in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has an internet connection. This is absolutely essential and an undeniable right of every student of Kashmir valley as well as Jammu region.
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