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DELHI 290) in learning outcomes. J&K Kalahandi district has been
Major digital skilling PGI-D classifies dis- Stress management making good progress in
drive tricts into ten categories programme education with the inau-
starting with ‘Daksh’ for
guration of universities
new delhi, June 6. Union districts awarded over 90 Jammu, June 5. The Sin- and engineering colleges.
education minister Dhar- percent of the total points gapore-based Red Pencil Moreover, 400 state-run
mendra Pradhan launched in that category; ‘Utkarsh’ Humanitarian Foundation high schools — of which
a class VII-graduation for districts with scores (estb.2011) and the Mum- 129 are in Kalahandi —
digital skilling initiative awarded 81-90 percent bai-based Piramal Foun- have been revamped under
for 10 million students. followed by ‘Ati-Uttam’ dation have developed an this government’s action
The programme will (71-80 percent), ‘Uttam’ art-based capacity build- plan 5T — transparency,
provide skilling, reskilling (61-70 percent), ‘Praches- ing and training (ACBT) teamwork, technology and
and upskilling education ta-I’ (51-60 percent). The programme for teachers to timeliness leading to trans-
to students via intern- lowest classification in address the emotional and formation,” said the chief
ships, apprenticeships and PGI-D is ‘Akanshi-3’ for mental stress of govern- minister, addressing an
employment in emerging districts which are award- ment school children in online press conference.
technologies. ed 10 percent or less. the Union territories of
“This is the first-ever Jammu and Kashmir. TELANGANA
collaboration on a national MADHYA PRADESH Addressing the media, Chief minister’s
scale between the min- K-question Ravi Shankar Sharma,
istries of education, skill director of school educa- bounty
and affiliated NSDCs, suspensions tion, J&K, said that 150 hyderabad, June 27. The
Skill India programmes indore/bhopal, June 21. teachers, 75 each from Telangana State Education
and AICTE. Over 100 The Madhya Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir divi- Welfare Infrastructure
corporate, technology and Public Service Commis- sions will be trained in the Development Corporation
manufacturing firms have sion (MPPSC) suspended a first phase. “The objective has sanctioned a long-
already come on board paper setter and modera- is to improve the socio- term Rs.126.28 crore loan
this platform to provide tor after a controversial emotional well-being of for construction of an edu-
free-of-charge emerging question on Kashmir was students, especially those cation hub with a built-up
technologies certification,” posed in the General Apti- who cannot express their area of 4.59 lakh sq. ft. The
said the minister, address- tude Test of the state pub- problems and grievances hub will provide English-
ing a press conference. lic service commission’s verbally. The ACBT project medium class VI-postgrad
preliminary examination. will be especially help- education in Gajwel, a
RAJASTHAN According to home ful for teachers in remote constituency represented
Best education minister Narottam Mishra, areas like Poonch and by chief minister K. Chan-
the question was: “If India
drashekar Rao.
Kishtwar,” he added.
districts should decide to hand “Two separate 40 and
new delhi, June 27. over Kashmir to Pakistan, ODISHA 20-acre campuses for
Rajasthan’s Sikar district which of the following New education boys and girls equipped
is the best performing arguments are stronger? with spacious classrooms,
school education district Options included ‘Yes, it milestones a common 1,200-seat
countrywide, followed by will save a lot of money bhubaneswar, June 17. auditorium, dining halls,
Jhunjhunu and Jaipur, for India’ and ‘No, such a Chief minister Naveen libraries and laboratories
according to the Union decision will lead to more Patnaik inaugurated the of the highest standards
ministry of education’s similar demands’, ‘Both Bhawanipatna School in are currently under con-
Performance Grad- are stronger or vice versa’.” the backward Kalahandi struction,” says an official
ing Index for Districts Addressing the media, district. Promoted by the communique of the state
(PGI-D) pertaining to Mishra said: “The ques- nationally renowned government. As soon
2018-19 and 2019-20. The tion was objectionable and Kalinga Institute of Social as this plan is success-
three districts are classi- a letter is being written Science (KISS), the school ful, similar hubs in other
fied under the ‘Utkarsh’ to the state public ser- will provide high-quality districts of the state will be
category (awarded 81-90 vice commission and the free-of-charge education constructed.
percent on a scale of 100) higher education depart- to 1,200 children from un-
with Jhunjhunu awarded ment for stringent action derprivileged households. Paromita Sengupta with bureau
the maximum (236 out of against them.” “The tribal-dominated inputs

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