The government has allocated Rs75,000 crore over the next two years for the integrated school education schemea 20% increase over the current amount
2 min read30 Mar 2018Innovation in schools, mapping of learning outcomes and school assessments like the national assessment survey are expected to find mentions in the 2018 budget
3 min read12 Jan 2018Move means that more than a 100 million school children will compulsorily need Aadhaar to avail their mid-day meal from 1 September instead of the earlier 1 July deadline
1 min read9 May 2017There is an untenable tension between the approaches of the executive and the judiciary to Aadhaar
4 min read27 Mar 2017The Economic Survey 2017 on Tuesday suggested biometric attendance system for teachers that would be monitored by local communities, parents
1 min read31 Jan 2017An important ask of budget 2017 is a reformed Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan with a commitment to achievable learning goals and the speedy transfer of money
5 min read26 Jan 2017There is a need for measuring the ability of educational systems across states to convert inputs to outputs
4 min read6 May 2016In 2014-15, only 346,000 seats were filled out of the total available seats under Section 12(1)(c), reveals an IIM-A survey
1 min read10 Mar 2016While there has been an overall increase in social sector allocation, these are by no means significant
4 min read1 Mar 2016The highest rates of disability are amongst those who are vision-impaired, and those who have problems to do with movement
3 min read16 Sep 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared