Policies
“Building the character of students is the primary duty of a teacher. I urged teachers to pay special attention to all students, including girls, who are relatively shy or come from less privileged backgrounds,” President Murmu said.
“Teachers must engage students in exercises that highlight the presence of imported products in daily life and promote the use of indigenous alternatives,” the prime minister said.
Dharmendra Pradhan suggests developing a special module under NIOS to help Anganwadi workers to complete their class 12.
Tamil Nadu challenges Madras High Court order forcing it to bear private school EWS quota costs; accuses centre of withholding Rs 342 crore, linking Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan with NEP
"There was a detailed discussion on the country's and Odisha's education system, New Education Policy, reforms in education, etc., along with steps for improvement of the education infrastructure in Odisha," CM Majhi said.
UDISE Plus data shows the total number of government schools has fallen over 2024-2025. Dropout rates have improved.
The education ministry highlighted the rise in secondary-level retention from 45.6% to 47.2% as an improvement, attributing the 1.6-point gain to an increase in the number of schools offering higher secondary education.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan requested the IITs to promote Indian languages by introducing regional languages in addition to English as a medium of instruction for inclusive growth, as per the officials
The government medical colleges at Sheopur and Singrauli were established under phase 3 of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with a cost of Rs 325 crore each, the ministry said.
The government gives grants for research, this should be used in projects that caters to societal welfare. After completion of the research work, it should be sent to officials concerned, so that effective action can be taken on it, Patel said.
