NITI Aayog: An institution to fix implementation issues
Livemint, July 24, 2017,
Livemint, July 24, 2017,
During his last monthly radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the importance of constructive criticism in strengthening democracy and the government’s performance.
CAG raps Centre, states for poor implementation of Right to Education Act
Business Standard, July 22, 2017
Business Standard, July 22, 2017
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found serious flaws related to financial management and implementation of the Right to Education Act, 2009. The act was enacted to provide free and compulsory education to every child in the 6-to-12-year age group.
PM’s task force recommends scrapping 5-yearly job survey
The Hindu, July 14, 2017
The Hindu, July 14, 2017
The Prime Minister-appointed task force has recommended that traditional Employment-Unemployment Surveys carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) every five years be scrapped.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- Niti Aayog clears six proposals for high-tech public transport
The Economic Times, July 27, 2017 - Taxing times for the States
The Hindu, July 25, 2017 - Niti Aayog panel yet to finalise report on autonomous bodies
The Economic Times, July 20, 2017 - NITI Aayog to set up expert group to study ways to strengthen cooperative banks
Firstpost, July 12, 2017
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Perform or perish is new mantra of Narendra Modi government, big action against 381 civil services officers for being non performers
The Financial Express, July 26, 2017 - Par finance panel chief Moily for change in fiscal to Jan-Dec
The Times of India, July 24, 2017 - The need for lateral entry in civil services
Livemint, July 19, 2017 - After 5 decades, doctors may get a cadre like IAS, IPS
The Times of India, July 04, 2017
RURAL ECONOMY
- Crisis in Rural Economy has spurred the feminisation of Indian Agriculture
The Wire, July 25, 2017 - Rural India’s distress conundrum
Business Standard, July 17, 2017 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ujjwala Yojana brought prosperity for nation
The Financial Express, July 15, 2017
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Professor Yash Pal believed in learning by discovery
The New Indian Express, July 26, 2017 - Education reforms start with teacher reforms
The Times of India, July 20, 2017 - How to Repair a Broken System
The Indian Express, July 15, 2017 - Centre asks SC to disband Lodha panel on medical education
The Times of India, July 13, 2017 - 12 changes Indian colleges are making to get their students job ready
India Today, July 11, 2017 - Is the govt’s new education policy a blessing or a bane?
DNA, July 08, 2017
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- Government to phase out franchisee model under PMKVY scheme
The Economic Times, July 20, 2017 - Back to the roots
The Pioneer, July 20, 2017 - On a mission to skill India
The Hindu, July 12, 2017
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- Promises yet to keep
The Indian Express, July 25, 2017 - Niti Aayog for increasing savings, investments to boost growth
The Economic Times, July 24, 2017 - Creating high-quality jobs to be Narendra Modi government’s big test
Livemint, July 13, 2017 - Is GST India’s biggest economic reform?
The Economic Times, July 07, 2017
