"Given the above and considering the requests from parents and various stakeholders, as well as the weather forecast, classwork in all government and recognised private schools up to the Higher Secondary level in the Kashmir division shall commence from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm in both rural and urban areas," states an order of the Directorate of School Education in Kashmir.

Student enrolment in J&K schools has dropped by over 1 lakh from 27.18 to 26.15 lakhs in just one academic session from 2021-22 to 2022-23.