The State has decided to grant mass promotion to all High School students. An order in this regard was issued on Wednesday following a high level meeting. It has also been decided to grant mass promotion to first and second year degree students of the Kargil Degree College.

The administration has also decided to move the College to Tambis, a village near here. An order in this regard was also issued on Wednesday by the Deputy Commissioner. However, no decision on permanently shifting the college has been taken.

``If the situation improves, the institution will be brought back to Kargil,'' said State Minister Kamar Ali Akhoon.

The minister said that education in Kargil was one important item on the State agenda. ``We've already initiated several measures with a view to improving the situation,'' he said.

Thesteps mooted include shifting of all schools to safer places. Till this materialises, the State has asked schools in neighbouring areas to accommodate students from Kargil as guest students.

Moreover, teachers currently teaching here will also be deployed in these schools. However, teachers are apprehensive about the proposal as some schools are being relocated in militancy hit areas.

Panic has gripped students in Kargil. Last year, one student was killed when a shell fell on the Surn Valley Public School here. Following this, bunkers became a mandatory part of school architecture. However, with the shelling continuing, school managements decided to close down the institutions.