Centre Approves Setting Up 26 Medical Colleges
NDTV, November 23, 2019
NDTV, November 23, 2019
Under the third phase of CSS for ‘Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’, which was approved on August 28, the centre envisages setting up 75 more medical colleges by 2022-2023.
Skill Development, HRD Ministries in talks to set up skill hubs in schools
The Hindu Businessline, November 14, 2019
The Hindu Businessline, November 14, 2019
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is in talks with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to create ‘Hubs of Excellence in Skills’ in schools for students from class 9 to 12.
Govt to institutionalise social audits in major rural development schemes
The Economic Times, November 13, 2019
The Economic Times, November 13, 2019
Narendra Singh Tomar-led rural development ministry will institutionalize the social audits in major schemes of rural development, starting with the National Social Assistance Programme and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- Why finance panel may ask the govt to overhaul, reduce central schemes
Business Standard, November 27, 2019 - India needs to focus more on quality of govt expenditure than revenues, fiscal gap
Business Today, November 19, 2019 - Federalism: For better or for worse?
Businessworld, November 18, 2019 - Niti Aayog report paves way for health policy’s future
The Hindu Businessline, November 18, 2019 - Niti Aayog draws Rs 11,000-crore plan for states for buying buses
The Economic Times, November 03, 2019
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Governance reforms take centre stage
The Economic Times, November 29, 2019 - Good servants, bad masters
The Statesman, November 25, 2019 - The legacy of the IAS, despite the shine of prestige and authority, has paled over the years
The Indian Express, November 24, 2019 - Ministry, Niti Aayog at odds over regulation of medical devices
The Economic Times, November 20, 2019
RURAL ECONOMY
- What MGNREGS can tell us about the slowdown
Livemint, November 25, 2019 - How caste affects India’s rural job market
Livemint, November 25, 2019 - Jan Dhan Yojana data shows rural area residents using bank accounts more often
Business Today, November 20, 2019 - Crop insurance flaws fuel farm distress
Livemint, November 19, 2019
JOBS & SKILLS
- English is the latest cure for the jobs crisis
Livemint, November 25, 2019 - More than a third of India’s engineers are unemployable, and 20% lack coding skills
Business Insider, November 22, 2019 - Panel working on single fund for all skill related schemes
The Economic Times, November 21,2019
EDUCATION REFORMS
- The international corporate lobby at work behind our national education policy
The Outlook India, November 28, 2019 - Reviving Higher Education in India
Brookings, November 27, 2019 - Jio Institute brings in power-packed advisory panel
The Economic Times, November 21, 2019 - Malaise in higher education
Deccan Herald, November 21, 2019 - Education quality, relevance key concerns
Deccan Herald, November 17, 2019
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- India ought to distinguish ‘good corruption’ from bad
Livemint, November 25, 2019 - Under Modi, India is following 1980s LatAm
Deccan Herald, November 20, 2019 - India’s journey from jobless to job-loss growth
Livemint, November 12, 2019
