Forbes India, February 29, 2016
Rural India has been reeling under the effect of poor monsoon, with 302 of the 640 districts in the country receiving deficit rainfall. The short fall in precipitation has been 13 percent over the two past years. It was expected that the Union Budget 2016 would have a lot of measures to help this sector, and Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley did not disappoint. In fact
Deccan Herald, February 29, 2016
The government on Monday announced setting up of a non-profit organisation which will leverage funds from the market to finance the infrastructure augmentation of the country’s top higher educational institutions.
Higher Education Financing Agency will be set up with an initial capital base of Rs 1,000 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said
One India, February 26, 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched National Skill Development Mission on the 15th of July 2015. Minister of State Skill Development and entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy was also present at the occasion. The mission was started with an initial aim to train 24 lakh people in the nation.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- NITI Aayog to interact with public on General Budget
Business Today, February 27, 2016 - NITI Aayog maps skill requirements, training gaps
The Economic Times February 23, 2016 - Obstacles to cooperative federalism
The Hindu Businessline, February 18, 2016 - NITI Aayog’s purpose is still unclear
Business Standard, February 11, 2016
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Ministers to decide on search panels for recruitments
The Economic Times, February 25, 2016 - Modi gives senior ministers larger role in policy review
DNA, February 12, 2016
RURAL ECONOMY
- No big-bang push, existing schemes can still do their bit
Business Standard, February 27, 2016 - A Union budget for the village
The Indian Express, February 27, 2016 - After Gram Sadak Yojna, Centre’s new scheme to focus on rural transport
The Hindustan Times, February 14, 2016 - Smart Farming to Join Bharat and India
The New Indian Express, February 07, 2016 - India’s rural jobs schemes under MGNREGA discriminatory under poor states
The Hans India, February 04, 2016
EDUCATION REFORMS
- De Facto Privatisation in Indian Public Higher Education
Economic & Political Weekly, February 25, 2016 - Schooled in socialism: 2016 is not 1947, here’s how we must redraft education policy
The Times of India, February 23, 2016 - For creativity over conformity in classrooms
The Hindu, February 16, 2016 - New education policy will ‘focus on child health’
DNA, February 15, 2016 - The Budding Issues of India’s New National Policy on Education
Eurasia Review, February 11, 2016
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- Boost for skill development will increase employable youth in India
The Times of India, February 29, 2016 - Govt making efforts to link skilling to education
India Today, February 25, 2016 - Skill Development seen critical for Make in India
NDTV, February 16, 2016 - Skills development for farmers on cards
The Times of India, February 15, 2016 - Government seeks stakeholders views on skill development study in aviation sector
DNA, February 11, 2016
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- Hopes high for India budget with clarity on economic reforms
The National, February 27, 2016 - Modi’s Sluggish Economic Reforms Need a Jolt of Privatization
The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2016 - 25 years of reforms: Where we are now
Livemint, February 02, 2016
