Hrd Ministry News

(a) Safety, Quality and Hygiene under Mid-Day Meal Scheme.  (b) Setting up of Empowered Committee for Mid-Day Meal Scheme.  CABE noted the proposed changes for ensuring the quality of Mid Day Meal and putting in place an ...

The RTE (Right To Education) progress of the last three years noted by the Committee in improving access, promoting social inclusion, reduction in gender gaps and in provision for children with special needs. The CABE members also noted the ...

The 62nd meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS(HRD), Shri Jitin Prasada here today at New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Shri K. Rehman Khan, Hon'ble Minister of Minority ...

Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju Thursday remained absent from a meeting of the apex decision-making body on education as it discussed issues like status of right to education and mid-day meals. Raju, who has submitted his resignation to ...

In a step forward in establishing the permanent campus of Bihar Central University in Gaya, government has approved transfer of 300 acres of defence land to the Human Resources Development Ministry for the purpose. The Union Cabinet today gave its ...

The HRD Ministry will soon launch 50 DTH educational channels. This was stated by the Secretary (HE) Sh Ashok Thakur in New Delhi. He said these channels will be different from the existing programmes on air including Gyan Darshan as ...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and the University Grants Commission (UGC) held a day-long meeting with select Autonomous Colleges and State Government representatives on 7th October, 2013 at India International Centre, New Delhi to discuss their problems. ...

Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has revised the existing ‘Scheme relating to Talent Search & Training' and has renamed it as ‘Scheme of Human Resources Development in Sports'. This was announced by the Minister of Youth ...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken the initiative to constitute a Council of National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) to facilitate better coordination and synergy between the four NITTTRs located at Chandigarh, Bhopal, Calcutta and Chennai. ...

India is aiming to increase the percentage of the workforce which has received formal skills through vocational education and training from 12.0 percent at present to 25.0 percent by 2017. This was stated by Union HRD Minister Dr. M.M. Pallam ...

Political scientist Yogendra Yadav Saturday said he would not challenge his "retirement" from the University Grants Commission (UGC) in court and was happy to be relieved of responsibilities. In a letter to Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju, he ...

Himachal Pradesh education department today decided to hold final examinations for students from class I to class IX in December for schools having winter closings and in March for schools having summer closings. The erstwhile BJP government had decided in ...

Teaching in Malayalam language, which has been suspended in Delhi University due to shortage of teachers, would commence as soon faculty posts are filled, the HRD Ministry has said. Minister of State for HRD Jitin Prasada in a letter to ...

The HRD Minister, who is on a one day visit to Lalitpur and Jhansi, reviewed the implementation of the Central Government sponsored Educational schemes. Dr. M.M.Pallam Raju inquired about Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Saakshar Bharat Progamme and ...