The Economic Times, March 28, 2017
Putting a final lid on the Planning era, the Niti Aayog is gearing up to launch the three-year action plan from April 1 after the end of 12th Five Year Plan on March 31.Under the new system, sources said states will be encouraged to meet the targets of various schemes or face the prospects of drying up of the fund flows.
The Hindu Businessline, March 21, 2017
The Skill Development Ministry needs to improve its financial performance and prepare a proper action plan in the beginning of the financial year to spend the allocated funds, a Parliamentary panel has pointed out.The panel said that in 2016-17, the Ministry was yet to spend ₹1,400 crore of the ₹2,173 crore (revised estimates) allocated for the year, as on February 15, 2017.
India Today, March 17, 2017
Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2017, Prakash Javedekar said his ministry is in the process of giving final shape to national education policy.Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javedekar said the new national education policy is nearly ready and could be tabled before Parliament soon.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- Pooling sovereignty, promoting federalism
Livemint, March 30, 2017 - The GST Council template for cooperative federalism
Livemint, March 20, 2017 - NITI Aayog set to hire private sector talent, offers salaries in excess of Rs 2 lakh per/mth, higher than pay of Cabinet Secretary
The Financial Express, March 16, 2017
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Reforming bureaucracy
The Hindu Businessline, March 28, 2017 - Govt nod to near-200% hike in salaries of SC, HC judges
The Times of India, March 26, 2017 - Allow non-performing bureaucrats to leave at the age of 40
The Hindu Businessline, March 13, 2017 - Govt unveils major changes in voluntary retirement rules for bureaucrats
Hindustan Times, March 06, 2017
RURAL ECONOMY
- Nationalist economics rises from rural India
The New Indian Express, March 19, 2017 - Take govt schemes to rural women
The Hindu Businessline, March 12, 2017 - What Does the Rural Economy Need?
Economic & Political Weekly, March 04, 2017
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Educational Institutes In India Lack Qualified Teachers
NDTV, March 30, 2017 - Abolishing no detention policy to have negative impact on school children
Hindustan Times, March 29, 2017 - The learning conundrum: How to measure and reform children’s education in India?
Reuters, March 20, 2017 - Revamp system to focus on imparting practical knowledge to students
The Financial Express, March 20, 2017 - The degradation of Indian universities through politics
Livemint, March 09, 2017 - Building grass-roots student innovators
Livemint, March 08, 2017 - A note to the education system of India
India Today, March 06, 2017
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- Employability-based Skill Development is key to Competitiveness
India Education Diary, March 28, 2017 - Shortage of funds, manpower to hit skill dev schemes
The Hindu Businessline, April 24, 2017 - MNREGA Is Not Making India’s Workforce Less Skilled – Here’s Why
The Wire, March 18, 2017 - Skill GoI before skill India
The Economic Times, March 04, 2017
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- Wish upon a rising ‘STAR’
The Economic Times, March 24, 2017 - Does good economics make for good politics in India?
Livemint, March 24, 2017 - States lead the way in economic reforms
Livemint, March 21, 2017 - Women, employment and empowerment in Indian Economy
The Hans India, March 20, 2017 - Expect economic reform to be fast-tracked
The Hindu Businessline, March 17, 2017
