NEW DELHI: The government on Monday started the process of recasting the National Literacy Mission as the National Mission for Female Literacy so as to focus on women

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government has taken the lead over other States by releasing a blueprint for implementation of the National Knowledge Commission

Inspired by the success of sahiya system in the healthcare sector, the administration is planning to replicate the model to spread awareness about sanitation and safe drinking water in villages of Jharkhand.

The Sikkim Government has set a target of 85.90 per cent literacy rate in the State by 2012.

The SDF-led government has meanwhile reconstituted the State Planning Commission to execute a number of developmental plans in Sikkim.

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Talking Cash
* Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar: Self-employment through a mix of subsidy and bank credit.
* NREGS: Wages deposited in bank/post office according to employment days. Indira Awas: Rs 35,000 given in cash instalments to build a house.
* Janani Swasth: Cash to mother on discharge from hospital post-delivery.

Centre blocks Rs 1.44 cr for incomplete civil works

While approval was given for the sanction of Rs 10.82 crore to implement Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Scheme in Kodagu district for the academic year 2009-10, the Centre has blocked the release of Rs 1.44 crore since civil works related to school buildings were not completed in time.

The cut off percentage for admissions into agricultural universities in the State has fallen from 82 per cent in the 1990s to 37 per cent in 2007.

The number of applicants for 600 seats at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore, has plummeted from 4,000 in 1996 to a mere 1,200 in 2007.

National Institute of Technology-Karnataka Department of Mining engineering in association with Centre for Continuing Education will hold certificate course in mine surveying (CCMS) between June 19 and July 18.