AIIMS to Academic Reform: How Kashmir Is Being Rewired Through Health & Education
For decades, Kashmir’s youth were left to outdated syllabi & poor healthcare.
Today, India is investing in minds, not mobs.
Let’s break it down.👇 (1/11)
For decades, Kashmir’s youth were left to outdated syllabi & poor healthcare.
Today, India is investing in minds, not mobs.
Let’s break it down.👇 (1/11)
Before 2019: The Ruins of Autonomy
No AIIMS or IITs
Most students migrated outside for MBBS/engineering
NEET & CBSE not implemented
Poor teacher-student ratios
This wasn’t autonomy. It was abandonment. (2/11)
No AIIMS or IITs
Most students migrated outside for MBBS/engineering
NEET & CBSE not implemented
Poor teacher-student ratios
This wasn’t autonomy. It was abandonment. (2/11)
Today: A Parallel Health Ecosystem Is Being Built
AIIMS Jmu – ₹1,661 Cr, under construction,OPD started
AIIMS Awantipora – ₹1,828 Cr, progressing at rapid pace
7 new Govt Medical Colleges (GMCs) established in Kathua, Baramulla, Anantnag, Doda, Rajouri, Udhampur, Handwara. 3/11
AIIMS Jmu – ₹1,661 Cr, under construction,OPD started
AIIMS Awantipora – ₹1,828 Cr, progressing at rapid pace
7 new Govt Medical Colleges (GMCs) established in Kathua, Baramulla, Anantnag, Doda, Rajouri, Udhampur, Handwara. 3/11
Medical Education Explosion
MBBS seats up from 500 to 1,100+
BSc Nursing & Paramedical seats doubled
National Board of Examinations extended to Kashmir
Kashmiri youth no longer have to beg for mainland seats. 4/11
MBBS seats up from 500 to 1,100+
BSc Nursing & Paramedical seats doubled
National Board of Examinations extended to Kashmir
Kashmiri youth no longer have to beg for mainland seats. 4/11
NEET, JEE, CBSE — Full Integration
✅ NEET & JEE became standard tests post-2019
✅ CBSE schools doubled in 5 years
✅ Local schools shifted to NCERT pattern
For the first time, Kashmir is academically in sync with India. (5/11)
✅ NEET & JEE became standard tests post-2019
✅ CBSE schools doubled in 5 years
✅ Local schools shifted to NCERT pattern
For the first time, Kashmir is academically in sync with India. (5/11)
Higher Education Overhaul
Central University of Kashmir expanded
Cluster University of Srinagar got ₹60 Cr grant
IIM & IIT Jammu operational
IGNOU & distance learning centers established across districts. 6/11
Central University of Kashmir expanded
Cluster University of Srinagar got ₹60 Cr grant
IIM & IIT Jammu operational
IGNOU & distance learning centers established across districts. 6/11
Skill India: Youth Now Have Tools, Not Just Degrees
Polytechnics & ITIs revamped
Skill training via Himayat, JKSDM
Over 2.5 lakh youth trained in hospitality, construction, paramedics, and IT
No stone pelters. Only skilled professionals. (7/11)
Polytechnics & ITIs revamped
Skill training via Himayat, JKSDM
Over 2.5 lakh youth trained in hospitality, construction, paramedics, and IT
No stone pelters. Only skilled professionals. (7/11)
Healthcare Access: Not Just Urban-Centric Now
140+ Health & Wellness Centres in remote belts
3-tier health infra: PHCs > CHCs > Tertiary
Ayushman Bharat cards issued to 25 lakh+ people
Free cancer, dialysis, maternal care in districts like Kupwara & Kulgam. (8/11)
140+ Health & Wellness Centres in remote belts
3-tier health infra: PHCs > CHCs > Tertiary
Ayushman Bharat cards issued to 25 lakh+ people
Free cancer, dialysis, maternal care in districts like Kupwara & Kulgam. (8/11)
Women Beneficiaries Rising:
Over 50% of MBBS seats in new GMCs now filled by girls
Sanitary napkin vending in schools
Women health workers tripled under NHM
This is real empowerment, not performative politics. (9/11)
Over 50% of MBBS seats in new GMCs now filled by girls
Sanitary napkin vending in schools
Women health workers tripled under NHM
This is real empowerment, not performative politics. (9/11)
From Mob Culture to Meritocracy
Earlier:
🛑 No exams, no promotions, no investment
Today:
📚 Regular exams, national tests, free digital classes
🧑⚕️ Doctors made at home, not exported from Delhi. (10/11)
Earlier:
🛑 No exams, no promotions, no investment
Today:
📚 Regular exams, national tests, free digital classes
🧑⚕️ Doctors made at home, not exported from Delhi. (10/11)
India didn’t just bring development. It brought dignity.
Education is now a right, not a lottery.
Healthcare is no longer privilege, but policy.
This is the mindset shift of New Kashmir. (11/11)
Education is now a right, not a lottery.
Healthcare is no longer privilege, but policy.
This is the mindset shift of New Kashmir. (11/11)
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