Rajasthan’s Churu district, which often records the hottest summer at over 50 degrees Celsius and reels under a severe cold wave during winters, may soon see its anganwadi centres connected with power supply for the first time as the State government plans electrification of 37,000 anganwadis as part of its efforts to improve infrastructure facilities for beneficiaries of government programmes.
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‘No Matter How Centralising Modi Is, He Will Need States’: Yamini Aiyar on Federalism After 2014
The president and chief executive of Centre for Policy Research on the differences between accounting and accountability in the Indian state.
How Should We Read the National Education Policy 2020?
The article looks at the National Education Policy 2020 with a critical perspective and raises some important questions around the promises it makes and the issues it leaves unresolved.
The article looks at the National Education Policy 2020 with a critical perspective and raises some important questions around the promises it makes and the issues it leaves unresolved.
In ‘Act of God’, Coercive Not Cooperative Federalism
In bridging the GST gap, the Centre ought to help States through the Consolidated Fund of India
In bridging the GST gap, the Centre ought to help States through the Consolidated Fund of India
Forgotten Children
Children residing in Child Care Institutions (CCIs, commonly known as orphanages) in India have often found themselves to be the forgotten lot, when it comes to support and development initiatives by the government. This has also been the case during the current lockdown.
20 Million Rural Houses Got Tap Water in 2019; Total at 51 Million
India has 189 million rural households, according to the official data. Till August 16, cumulatively over a four-year period, 51 million households, or 27% of the total, were provided with tap water connection under the joint Centre-state Jal Jeevan mission, data analysed by HT shows.
ஒரு மாணவருக்கான கல்விச்செலவு அதிகரித்துள்ளது; ஆனால் அரசு பள்ளிகளில் சேர்க்கை குறைவு: ஆய்வு
In all eight states analysed, teacher salaries made up the largest share of school expenditure but spending on teacher training, which is important to improve learning outcomes, has been poor, the study said.
In Government Schools, Focus on Quality | HT Editorial
The Covid-19 pandemic has now made the learning challenge more complicated. To ensure that students regain the lost ground, teachers will be critical; investing in their development will fast track the learning recovery process.
Enrolment Fell in Government Schools in 2017-18, Says Study
At the elementary level, poor quality of learning in government schools, teacher vacancies and absenteeism, quality of infrastructure facilities, and low transition rates to secondary level, still remain major concerns, according to the study which analysed eight states.
Spending Per Student Increased But Enrollment Fell In Govt Schools: Study
In all eight states analysed, teacher salaries made up the largest share of school expenditure but spending on teacher training, which is important to improve learning outcomes, has been poor, the study said.