The Financial Express, June 27, 2016
India will soon launch a Rs 1,800 crore ($265 million) Digital Literacy Mission for 60 million people in rural areas as another initiative to bridge the gulf between those who have access to and can use computers and the Internet and those who don’t, a top official has said. “The government will spend Rs 300 each on training 60 million people
India Today, June 23, 2016
The Narendra Modi government redraws the empanelment process for civil servants deputed to the Centre, makes merit and integrity the cornerstones while the all-pervasive ‘appraisal reports’ take a back seat.Arvind and Tinoo Joshi, both 1979 batch IAS officers of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, hit the headlines after the income-tax department raided their official residence in Bhopal in February 2010
The Times of India, June 20, 2016
NEW DELHI : Several recommendations in the draft National Education Policy, 2016 will require amendments to the Right to Education Act, 2009. Insisting on “consolidation”, the draft proposes merging “small, non-viable” schools. This subverts the RTE Act on neighbourhood schools being located “within a walking distance of one kilometre” for children attending Classes 1 to 5. The draft emphasizes
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- NITI Aayog strategy to monitor health
The Hindu, June 28, 2016 - Shift the reform debate to states
Livemint, June 23, 2016 - NITI Aayog completes appraisal of 12th Five-Year Plan
The Hindu Businessline, June 22, 2016 - From Planning Commission to NITI Aayog: End of Nehruvian Legacy Challenges Ahead
Mainstream Weekly, June 18, 2016 - Cooperative Federalism Losing Steam
CounterCurrents, June 03, 2016
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Cadreism in government offices is worse than casteism in society
The Times of India, June 30, 2016 - 20 civil services now ask Centre to end IAS supremacy
The Times of India, June 29, 2016 - New ‘Code of Conduct’ to govern PM Narendra Modi’s ministers
The Economic Times, June 13, 2016 - Coming soon, Sanskriti schools across India for bureaucrats
The Economic Times, June 08, 2016
RURAL ECONOMY
- Central ‘concerns’ on 100-day job scheme
The Telegraph, June 30, 2016 - Consumer choices bridge India’s rural-urban divide
Hindustan Times, June 30, 2016 - Review points to procedural lapses in MGNREGS
Livemint, June 20, 2016
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Draft policy opens the door for foreign universities
The Hindu Businessline, June 29, 2016 - Why India needs a new education policy
India Today, June 23, 2016 - How Did India End Up With Over 36,000 Colleges?
The Wire, June 20, 2016 - If the Centre’s Idea to Better Higher Education is to Dispirit Academicians, it’s working
The Wire, June 19, 2016 - Roping in Foreign Academics to Prepare Course Content for Indian Universities Makes No Sense
The Wire, June 12, 2016 - Falling for the popular
Livemint, June 09, 2016
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- The path to effectively scaling skill development programmes
ForbesIndia, June 29, 2016 - NSDC chairman discusses skill development initiatives with Assam government
The Times of India, June 24, 2016 - Backbone of Indian industry
The Statesman, June 09, 2016 - AAI inks MoU for skill development initiatives
The Hans India, June 09, 2016
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- Across the aisle- Economic reforms: Act I, Scene I
The Indian Express, June 26, 2016 - Celebration time is over; what Modi govt is thinking about economic reforms?
One India, June 14, 2016 - Indian economy set to soar irrespective of PM Narendra Modi’s reforms agenda; here’s how
The Financial Express, June 06, 2016
