Arjun Singh

Arjun Singh to lay foundation stone of IIT, Bhubaneswar today

Arjun Singh to lay foundation stone of IIT, Bhubaneswar todayBhubaneswar, Feb 12: Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here today.

The ceremony will be held at the construction site situated few kilometers south of Bhubaneswar at KANSAPADA ( Khudupur-Taraboi Road ) near Jatni Block Office, Khordha.

This new IIT at Bhubaneswar is part of the eight new IITs that have been established in the country by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Ministry.

Arjun Singh appeals to States to raise budgetary support for education

Arjun SinghNew Delhi, Feb. 10, : Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Tuesday appealed to all States to raise their budgetary support for education and welcomed members who have been nominated to the reconstituted Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) for the first time.

Addressing the education ministers of all States at the 55th meeting of the CABE, Singh stated that an outlay of Rs. 270 thousand crore has been made available for the Ministry of HRD for the XIth plan as against the Xth plan expenditure of Rs. 58,817 Crore.

Arjun Singh to chair 55th meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education today

Arjun Singh to chair 55th meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education todayNew Delhi, Feb 10 : Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will chair the 55th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) here today.

M. A. A. Fatmi, Minister of State for School Education and Literacy and D. Purandeshwari, Minister of State for Higher Education (both Vice-Chairperson of CABE), Central Ministers of related Ministries and select Ministers in charge of Education from various States/ UTs will attend the meeting.

Arjun Singh to chair 55th meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education tomorrow

Arjun SinghNew Delhi, Feb 9 : Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will chair the 55th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) here tomorrow.

M. A. A. Fatmi, Minister of State for School Education and Literacy and D. Purandeshwari, Minister of State for Higher Education (both Vice-Chairperson of CABE), Central Ministers of related Ministries and select Ministers in charge of Education from various States/ UTs will attend the meeting.

Arjun Singh to launch National Mission on Education today

Arjun Singh to launch National Mission on Education todayTirupati, Feb 3 : Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will launch the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology here today.

D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Higher Education will also grace the occasion.

Union Government had approved the Mission in the first week of last month.

The highlights of the components of the Mission will be exhibited during the launch ceremony.

Arjun Singh inaugurates Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya at Allahabad

Arjun SinghAllahabad, Jan 21 : Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh today inaugurated Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya at Dubawal in Allahabad.

He also laid the foundation stone of the Administrative Bloc of the university.

Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya has been established in accordance with the ideals of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, who always wanted the establishment of institutes of higher education in rural areas so that the rural children need not go to cities for higher or technical education.

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