In July last year, a report in a leading newspaper in Jammu highlighted the inability of the government of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to carry out physical verification of school buildings in the state. The article reflected on reports of alleged misappropriation of funds worth hundreds of crores of rupees released for construction of school buildings under the centrally sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme in J&K. The state government was struggling to put together the real picture, with district officials not responding to the state education minister’s queries and instructions.The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. . .
