As part of the ongoing “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” festivities, the Administrative Council (AC), under the auspices of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, authorised naming schools, highways, and structures after martyrs and notable people. The meeting was attended by Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K, and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor.
The institutions will be renamed after the martyrs and living legends from Jammu and Kashmir as a sign of respect and gratitude for their extraordinary contributions to the security and advancement of the Union territory.
Thus, the institutions in the province of Jammu will henceforth bear the names of the Martyrs Const. Rajinder Kumar, Const. Raj Kumar, Ct. Naseeb Singh, SPO Jalal Din, Ct. Shamim Ahmed, HC. Raghu Nath, Sep. Joginder Singh, Havaldar Sartool Singh, Ct. Raj Kumar, and Ct. Jagdev Singh.
The institutions in the Kashmir area will also bear the names of the late Sarwanand Kaul Premi, Martyrs Reyaz Ahmad Lone, Mohammad Safeer Khan, Para Trooper Shabir Ahmad Malik, Rfn. Abdul Hameed Chara, HC Abdul Rashid Kalas, Sgct. Ghulam Mustafa Barah, and HC Sheraz Ahmad.