J&K govt to rename schools after the names of martyrs

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Jammu: The UT administration has decided to rename government schools after the names of martyrs from police, Army and CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir.

In this regard, a letter has been sent to all the Deputy Commissioners across Jammu division from the office of Divisional Commissioner asking them to identify such government schools in villages and municipal wards which can be named after the martyrs. The letter, sources said have followed instructions from “higher authorityโ€™โ€™.

“A committee shall be constituted at the district level to prepare such details after due verification,โ€™โ€™ the letter read, adding that “SSP/ADC/DPO, or AC Panchayat/representative of the Army etc., can be included in the committee to finalise the list at the district levelโ€™โ€™.

The copy of the letter is as follows: