On April 1, 2010, India passed a historic law known as the Right to Education (RTE) Act. The Act’s main goal is to give all Indian children between the ages of 6 and 14 free and mandatory schooling. It stipulates that all children must have equal access to high-quality education free from discrimination. Free and […]
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The Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) is a scheme to provide quality education to students from Scheduled Tribes (STs). The scheme was introduced in 1997-98 by Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The purpose of this scheme is to help students in vulnerable areas and communities to get access to educational opportunities and resources. The 2025-26 budget
Eklavya Model Residential Schools budget raised to 7,088 crores Read More »
The Press Information Bureau has released data on notable advancements towards the objectives of eradicating poverty, ensuring good employment, economic expansion, addressing climate change, and preserving land in alignment with Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2023-24. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat, Jan Dhan, Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, Ayushman Arogya Mandir, PM-Mudra Yojana, Saubhgaya, Start-up
Key highlights of 4th edition of the SDG India Index – 2023-24 Read More »
Following the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, necessary reforms to the data collection system were required. Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2023-24 aligns with the recommendations of NEP 2020 by moving the focus from school-wise consolidated data until 2021-22 to individual student focus for the first time at the
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PM-KISAN is a central sector program designed to help landholding farmers meet their financial requirements, which are subjected to certain limitations. The Telangana government’s Rythu Bandhu, 2018, which distributed Rs. 10,000 per acre in a single year, served as the model for the initiative. Through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) method, the PM-KISAN provides a
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Like most girls who drop out of school in India, Poonam’s family did not see the point in educating a girl. Poonam had to fight to get into the same school as her brother and even after being admitted, she was pulled out at least twice but kept fighting for her education. Her father passed
Fighting for spot in school to fighting for family land: Poonam’s Story Read More »
In India, maternal health care services are provided at close to no cost at the time of delivery (government institutions), but many families still have to pay a large amount out of pocket. Despite government interventions to promote institutional births by offering nominal financial assistance, the policies may not be sufficient to cover other indirect costs for
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Taking the geo-political discrimination against students belonging to Schedules Castes and Schedules Tribes, the government of Goa launched a variant policy to waive the fee for higher education for the students. While there are several measures taken by the government of India to keep children in school till the 8th and 10th grades, the students
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Aspirants of competitive exams experience heavy pressure, stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms and are likely to have poor mental state. A research report published by ‘The International Journal of Indian Psychology’ shows that among competitive exam candidates, potential to perform fully is predicted by trait anxiety, aspects of exam anxiety, and cognitive impairment – factors
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During her pregnancy, Puja Verma from Chhattisgarh came across Kilkari – a mobile health education service that offers timely, easily available, accurate, and pertinent information for reproductive health. She listened to all of the Kilkari calls and did as they instructed and with all the information in hand and following the guidance, Puja had a
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