Human Resource Development! The essence of Human Resource Development is education, which plays a significant and remedial role in balancing the socio-economic fabric of the Country.
This warrants an all-round development of our citizens, which can be achieved by building strong foundations in education. In pursuance of this mission, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) was created on September 26, 1985, through the 174th amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961.
Currently, the MHRD works through two departments i.e. Department of School Education & Literacy and Department of Higher Education.
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani- Minister of Human Resource Development
Various Schemes
- Sarva Shisksha Abhiyan
- Mid Day Meal
- Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
- Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
New Schemes
- Sub-Mission on Polytechnics under the Coordinated Action for Skill Development
- Scheme of Apprenticeship Training
- Support For Distance Education & Web Based Learning (NPTEL)
- Indian National Digital Library in Engineering, Science & Technology (INDEST-AICTE) Consortium
- National Programme of Earthquake Engineering Education (NPEEE)
- Technology Development Mission
- Direct Admission of Students Abroad
- Scheme for Upgrading existing Polytechnics to Integrate the Physically Disabled in the mainstream of Technical and Vocational Education
- Setting up 20 new IIITs
- Establishment of New Central Universities
- Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
- Establishment of 14 World Class Central Universities
- Setting up of 374 Degree Colleges in Educationally Backward Districts
- Scheme for incentivising state governments for expansion of higher education institutions
- New central sector scheme of interest subsity on educational loans taken by students from economically backward sections to pursue technical/professional education in india under the educational loan scheme of the indian banks’ association
- Construction of girls hostels
- Supporting uncovered state universities and colleges
- Additional assistance to about 160 already covered universities and about 5500 colleges
- Strengthening science based higher education and research in universities
- Inter universities research institute for policy and evaluation
- Schemes Implemented through Autonomous Organisations
Recent Initiatives
- National Notice on fake university
- Youth Survey on the National Education Policy of India
