National Education Policy 2020
<p>The Union Cabinet cleared a new National Education Policy (NEP) proposing sweeping changes in school and higher education. The NEP proposes sweeping changes including opening up of Indian higher education
Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Cost of right to edu: Rs 1.78L cr
New Delhi: After the euphoria comes the real test. The cost of implementing the Right to Education Act over the next five years by the Centre and states works out to a whopping Rs 1.78 lakh crore. The new law will come into force from the next academic year and since education is now a fundamental right, it is mandatory on the part of the government to provide what is demanded.
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A manifesto for growth
It has become an annual confluence of ideas and ideology, a high-powered forum where Union ministers, chief ministers and those in charge of key ministries in strategic states meet to debate the hot-button issues of the day as well as discover the true state of their states.
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Sibal 100-day report card: Drafts ready, Cabinet, House next
Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday became the first minister to release a
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Right to Education: MP says it will need Rs 9,000 cr
While the HRD ministry is yet to calculate the cost of providing free and compulsory education under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday said it would need about Rs 9,000 crore to achieve the objective.
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Still a long way to go in literacy: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the occasion of International Literay Day on Tuesday gave an assurance that his government
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Sibal assures spl package for Manipur
IMPHAL, Aug 16
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Panchayats to power new literacy mission
Village panchayats are set to play a key role in the soon-to-be launched National Mission for Female Literacy. With the view that a panchayat is best positioned to identify illiterates among women, register them as learners and also assign them educators, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has also set a target of making 300 women literate for each panchayat.
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Every child now gets right to be educated
Parliament Passes Right To Education Bill For Children Between 6 & 14 PARLIAMENT on Tuesday gave its stamp of approval to a historic legislation providing for free and compulsory education for all children between 6 and 14. The bill will become law as soon as President Pratibha Patil gives her assent.
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Right to education a step closer to reality
Years after he prepared the draft of Right to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today introduced it in the Lok Sabha, setting the stage for education becoming the fundamental right of children aged 6 to 14 years.
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Midday meals to be rationalised
Thanks to recession, India