HRD ministry plans interface to deal with education sector problems

PUNE: Resolving to work to link the country’s graduates with employment, Union HRD minister Smriti Irani on Sunday said her ministry would soon open an online and personal interface programme comprising academicians to tackle problems faced by premier institutions and students’ bodies.

Speaking at at Symbiosis Institute at Lavale, Irani said, “This (interface programme) won’t comprise bureaucrats or politicians, but academicians and some of the best institutions.”

She said, “Experts can tell us how we can de-regulate problems faced by some of the premier institutions of our country and how our students’ bodies can work more effectively.