-PTI To curb charging of “unreasonable” fees and levying of “hidden” costs, the CBSE has sought data from private schools about their fee structure and increase carried out in recent years. The move comes weeks after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) warned private schools against turning into “shops” by selling uniform and books in their premises. “We have told the schools that they should not charge unreasonable fees. The charges should...
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Moderation row: HRD, CBSE not on same page -Manash Pratim Gohain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The divergence between the government and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) over the controversy over moderation of results has widened with the board's decision to do away with re-evaluation of answer sheets. The ministry of human resource development and the CBSE were not on the same page over the decision to do away with moderation — thereafter struck down by the Delhi high court...
More »Rs 20,000 in bank accounts to be rural poverty barometer -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A gram panchayat's success in reducing poverty will be judged by the number of households with over Rs 20,000 in savings bank accounts or percentage of families with Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Or, by the percentage of its households which have availed over Rs 20,000 as bank credit. Interestingly, higher the number of households with bank loans for "diversified livelihood", the better the village would be assessed...
More »Why are millions of Indian women dropping out of work? -Soutik Biswas
-BBC Why are millions of women dropping out of work in India? The numbers are stark - for the first time in India's recent history, not only there was a decline in the female labour participation rate, but also a shrinking of the total number of women in the workforce. * Nearly 20 million Indian women quit work between 2004-05 to 2011-12 * The labour force participation rate for women of working age declined...
More »Haryana govt bows to girl power -Ashok Kumar
-The Hindu School in Gothra Tappa Dahina village in Rewari to be upgraded to senior secondary level GURUGRAM: The Haryana government on Wednesday acceded to the demand of girl students in Gothra Tappa Dahina village, Rewari, to upgrade their school to the senior secondary level. Many of the girls had been on a hunger strike for the last eight days. The students had alleged that on their way to the larger school in...
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