Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the occasion of International Literay Day on Tuesday gave an assurance that his government

IMPHAL, Aug 16

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.

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.

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.

Thanks to recession, India

New Delhi: The human resource development ministry has proposed major changes, like linking the cooking cost to the price index of food items, in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme so that it runs smoothly.

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The World Bank has expressed interest in supporting the newly launched Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) scheme for improvement of quality of secondary education in the country.

The Ministry of HRD has agreed to the proposal of the World Bank and has written to Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) for further action, DEA sources said.

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