Education

Neither vision nor policy for education

Going by the reduced non-plan expenditure for higher education institutions, increased emphasis on interest subsidy on educational loans, a steep cut in the allocation for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship scheme, and reliance on public-private partnership modes for setting up of model schools in the Union Budget, it may not be wrong to infer that the State intends to continue reducing its

Publication Date:

27/03/2010

Author(s): Jandhyala B G Tilak

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

45

Issue:

13

pp:

60

Tags:

Finance, Subsidies, Public Sector, Private Sector, Governance And Institutions, Education, Government Of India (GOI), India

Governance And Institutions

Right to Education Act 2009: Critical gaps and challenges

After the many rounds of drafting and redrafting that went into the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009, it was hoped that the Act would be an effective instrument for any child to demand her basic entitlement. Yet, a close look at the provisions reveals disconcerting features.

Publication Date:

27/03/2010

Author(s): Praveen Jha, Pooja Parvati

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

45

Issue:

13

pp:

20

Tags:

Children, Governance And Institutions, Education, Legislation, India

Environment

Plodding along

A people

Publication Date:

26/03/2010

Author(s): Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Sanitation, Health Care, Rural Health, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Rural Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Education, UNDP, NGO, Frontline (Chennai), Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Budget

Economy

Fiscal roadblock

The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission shrink even the space already available for States to decide spending priorities.

Publication Date:

26/03/2010

Author(s): R. Ramakumar

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Development, Economy, Housing, Health Care, Finance, Education, Government Of India (GOI), Haryana, Kerala, West Bengal, Frontline (Chennai), Budget, R. Ramakumar

Economy

Remove flaws in implementation of schemes, says Manmohan

NEW DELHI: Chairing the meeting of the full Planning Commission for mid-term appraisal of the Eleventh Plan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pointed out that the exercise not only presents a report card of the government's achievements but also

Publication Date:

24/03/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Agriculture, Infant mortality, Health, Rural Development, Poverty, Unemployment, Education

Governance And Institutions

Not elementary, sir!

Education mission is decades away from making a meaningful impact

Publication Date:

23/03/2010

Author(s): Tina Edwin

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Children, Governance And Institutions, Education, NGO, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Punjab

Governance And Institutions

State literate only in statistics

Dalhousie: In a recent news report it was revealed by the Statistics Department that Himachal Pradesh has achieved 84 per cent literacy rate. Literacy rate technically means the proportion of population above the age of 15 that can read or write.

Publication Date:

22/03/2010

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Governance And Institutions, Education, Himachal Pradesh, Statistics

Economy

Manipur Plan pegged at 2,600 crore

The Annual Plan outlay for Manipur for 2010-11 was on Wednesday finalised at Rs. 2,600 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.

Publication Date:

18/03/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Development, Health, Roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Rural Electrification, Education, Manipur, Crops

People

Converge schemes to check child labour: PlanCom

Widespread use of child labour in India is likely to take centrestage when the Planning Commission discusses the mid-term appraisal of skill development for the 11th Plan period (2007-12).

Publication Date:

17/03/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Development, People, Children, Child Labour, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Poverty, Education, Planning Commission

People