Why has Education Taken a Hit in Kashmir?

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Why has Education Taken a Hit in Kashmir?

Representational Photo By Tehreer As Jammu and Kashmir grapples with an alarming dropout rate of 25.33% at the secondary level—above the national average—districts like Anantnag (46.61%) and Budgam (43.18%) paint a bleak picture of educational disengagement. The universities, once bastions of academic excellence, now languish at the bottom of national rankings, their infrastructure and resources woefully inadequate. A 2020 report revealed that o…