Over 300 schools remained closed along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) since January 18 due to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing by Pakistan which claimed the lives of 12 people including five security personnel.
Over 70 people have been injured in the firing while thousands living in the border areas were forced to migrate.
He made the statement shortly after winding up the discussion on grants of education department in response to a suggestion by a BJP MLA that special coaching centres should be set up for students of schools facing frequent closure along the border due to Pakistani firing and shelling.
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