-The Times of India While the HRD ministry cries foul over budget cuts an independent report on education points out that despite significant rise in public spending, parents continue to opt for private schools with government educational institutions failing to offer quality education. Central contribution to elementary education increased by 90% from Rs 203 billion in 2007-08 to Rs 383 billion in 2012-13, while secondary school allocation rose by 271% to Rs...
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'Public-pvt partnership to open world-class schools in villages'-Naveed Iqbal
-The Indian Express Union Minister of State for HRD Jitin Prasada on Wednesday said that the 12th Five-Year Plan would focus on quality in education. He was speaking at a function after releasing the India Infrastructure Report - 2012 at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, here. The minister stated that though the government is "thankful" to the private sector for their efforts in higher education, private institutes have become "money minting institutions" and should...
More »Dalits denied water by higher castes in Bihar village
-DailyBhaskar.com Kishanganj (Bihar): The plight of Dalits in India came to fore again on Tuesday after it was discovered that ‘higher castes’ in village of Kishanganj district including the panchayat head himself had issued a diktat ordering Dalits not to use village water. Bihar Police lodged a complaint on Tuesday against fifteen persons for causing mental torture to Dalits. The social boycott of Dalits was effected after one of them complained that money...
More »Child sex victims 'mistreated, humiliated' in India by authorities: report
-AFP Child victims of sex assaults in India often find themselves humiliated by the police and mistreated by doctors when they pluck up the courage to report abuse, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. In a report released amid continuing anger at the handling of sex cases in the wake of a deadly gang rape in Delhi, the rights watchdog said the authorities had to become more sensitive towards victims. "Children who bravely complain...
More »Need to Address Major Concerns in Field of Education: PM
-Outlook Lamenting that standard of teachers in not up to the mark and learning outcomes are below expectations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said "major concerns" in the field of education need to be addressed. Singh also noted that "drop-out rates in schools remain high after the elementary level. Some major concerns relating to equity also remain to be addressed." The Prime Minister's comments come a day after he regretted that none of...
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