Srinagar, August 06: To pay homage to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation, the Jammu and Kashmir government is going to rename all the government schools in villages and Municipal wards after the names of the martyrs of the Police, Indian Army, and CRPF.
According to the notification issued by the J&K govt, it will rename all the Govt schools in villages and Municipal wards after troopers and officers of the Indian Army, police, and CRPF who have died while serving the nation.
In the notification, it has asked deputy commissioners of Jammu, Kathua, Doda, Poonch, Ramban, Samba, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Udhampur, and Reasi to identify government schools in villages/ municipal wards of their respective districts that can be after troopers who have attained “veergati”.
The administration had asked local authorities to form a committee at the district level to prepare such details after due verification. SSP, ADC, DPO, or AC Panchayat and representatives from Army can be included in the committee to finalise the list at the district level, according to the official notice.
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