HRD Ministry Constitutes Sub-Panel of CABE to Boost Girls’ Education

HRD Ministry Constitutes Sub-Panel of CABE to Boost Girls’ Education

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has constituted a sub-committee of Central Advisory (सलाहकार) Board of Education (CABE) under Chairmanship of Telangana’s Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari to look into issues related to girls education.With the consultations of the

Central/state governments and other stakeholders, the sub-committee will submit its report to the Union government within one year from the date of its constitution.  The other members of the sub-committee include: Minister for Finance and Planning Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Dr. Neera Yadav, Minister for Social Education and Literacy(साक्षरता)  Development, Jharkhand. Besides, Rina Ray, Additional Secretary, School Education, MHRD, will be the member secretary. The sub-committee would be responsible to examine the reasons for low participation  girls in education including the socio-economic factors and suggest ways to reduce gender (लिंग) disparity(असमानता) . It will assess the current status of girls’ enrolment across the country at primary, upper primary, secondary education and senior secondary levels in rural-urban areas. .Besides, it will also examine the existing schemes, measures and incentives in use to enhance girls’ participation and ensure their retention(अवधारण) in education and suggest improvements and modifications in the existing schemes.  The committee will further look into the issues of safety of girl students in schools, particularly in residential(आवासीय) schools and hostels and identify infrastructure gaps.

disparity

असमानता

Definitions of disparity noun a great difference. economic disparities between different regions of the country synonyms: discrepancy, inconsistency, imbalance, variance,