Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday asked the Tamil Nadu government to implement the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, in the state, stating that Tamil should be the medium of instruction up to standard five as per the policy's recommendation.
RN Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu; Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education; Dr. L. Murugan, Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting; R Dharmar, Member of Parliament; Nainar Nagendran, MLA, Tamil Nadu were among the eminent dignitaries present.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday commended the successful conclusion of the fourth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam, saying that it has showcased national integration. While several Tamil educators travelled to north India to teach the language at various schools, many students
Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone for Rs 250-crore development projects at Rairakhol on the occasion of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 101st birth anniversary on Thursday.
Pradhan underscored the drawbacks of excluding Odisha's substantial SEBC population, including unequal access to national-level reservation benefits and welfare schemes.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that Kota is one of the country's prominent educational hubs with strong road and rail connectivity, and air connectivity will also be facilitated in the coming years.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Tuesday. He urged the Education Minister to approve an IIM for Hyderabad.
Amid criticism that the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, centralises power by vesting final authority with the government, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that sovereign authority under all laws has always rested with the government.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday defended the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, stating that there was a need to establish a "uniform pattern" in regulation, standard-setting, and university accreditation, aligning it with the National Education Policy (NEP).