The human resource development ministry has asked all states to assess how many additional teachers are required at the secondary level under a new teacher-student ratio worked out for Classes IX and X. The states have also been told to start a mapping exercise to find out the requirement for new secondary schools in every district. Sources said the 1:32 teacher-student formula and the push for new schools were aimed at addressing...
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RTE rules apply from LKG, schools told
-The Times of India Private unaided schools in the state will have to allocate 25% of seats in the lower kindergarten, and not just class 1, for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school education department announced the long-awaited admission guidelines under theRight to Education Act at a meeting of school heads called by the inspector of matriculation schools in various educational districts on Friday. Academics said the state had taken a...
More »Cabinet nod to filling SC, ST Vacancies at the Centre
-PTI Ahead of elections in five states, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to fill pending Vacancies in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories in the central government, a move that will benefit around 50,000 people. The proposal, discussed and approved in the Cabinet meeting held here this morning, comes soon after the government decision to allow 4.5 per cent reservation to the minorities within the OBC quota. Sources said a...
More »In action-packed 2011, Supreme Court cleared over 79,000 cases by J Venkatesan
The year 2011 saw the highest number of cases disposed of in recent years, with more than 79,000 cases cleared under the leadership of Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia. In his Law Day address, Justice Kapadia rejected the allegation made in certain quarters about the huge pendency of cases and said: “There is a backlog of cases. However, it is not as big as is sought to be projected.” Seventy-four...
More »Jairam wants Jharkhand to expedite Saranda initiative by K Balchand
State has been directed to set up a separate development authority The Centre has asked the Jharkhand government to show urgency on both security and development matters in the Left-Wing-Extremism-affected Saranda forest. The State has been directed to set up a separate development authority to carry forward its initiative to provide basic amenities to 7,000 tribal families in the forest, and demanded early allocation of land for setting up 24 more CRPF...
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