# Educational development in Jammu and Kashmir > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/educational-development-in-jammu-and-kashmir > Updated: 2026-08-11T06:18:20.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Educational initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir have focused on both administrative oversight and infrastructure development. The School Education Department implemented a new framework to tighten attendance monitoring in government schools using the JK Smart Attendance application. To prevent fictitious or proxy attendance, teachers must now physically verify students and maintain manual registers with twice-daily recordings. Simultaneously, the Union Ministry of Education approved the establishment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories for 711 government schools and smart classrooms for 530 schools in the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency. These efforts, supported by the Samagra Shiksha program and BharatNet project, aim to enhance digital education and connectivity in remote areas. Furthermore, various universities and academic institutions in the region have received scientific research and infrastructure support from the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Biotechnology. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-11: Jammu and Kashmir receives digital education and scientific infrastructure support The Indian government has approved ICT labs for 711 schools and smart classrooms for 530 schools in the Jammu constituency, while 29 regional universities received scientific infrastructure support. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jammu-and-kashmir-receives-digital-education-and-scientific-infrastructure-support ### 2026-08-08: Jammu and Kashmir tightens school attendance monitoring The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has mandated physical verification of student attendance to prevent proxy entries in digital records and ensure transparency in government schools. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/jammu-and-kashmir-tightens-school-attendance-monitoring --- Cite as: Educational development in Jammu and Kashmir. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/educational-development-in-jammu-and-kashmir