The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved allotment and transfer of land up to 99 kanals 16 marlas to the School Education Department at village Nownagri, Tehsil and District Pulwama, for construction of Jawahar Navodiya Vidyalaya (JNV).
Till the construction of school infrastructure gets completed, alternate arrangements for housing the JNV are being carried out. Once operational, the school will cater to the educational needs of the children of far flung areas of district Pulwama and adjacent areas by providing quality education as envisaged under the constitutional right of education.