M M Pallam Raju writes to MPs to ensure meeting on midday meal schemeIn a letter, Raju requested MPs to take up with the district administration in their respective constituencies to hold the meeting soon to ...
Government plans to set up 500 new Kendriya VidyalayasThe government has fixed a target of setting up 500 new Kendriya Vidyalayas under the twelfth five year plan.
- RUSA will take care of higher education needs: M M Pallam Raju
M Pallam Raju today said to improve educational situation in 12th 5-year-plan a Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan is being launched.
Government planning legislation to check irregularities in educationUnion HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju today said government would soon bring a legislation to curtail irregularities in the education sector.
Bill in LS to establish 20 more IIITsA bill to establish 20 more IIITs and declare the four existing ones as institutions of national importance was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- Fees in Kendriya Vidyalayas in for hike?
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan could consider raising the fee for students when its board of governors meets here tomorrow.
- Hopeful of passage of at least one education bill: M M Pallam Raju
HRD minister M M Pallam Raju today said he was hopeful of passage of at least one of the bills in the winter session.
- New central varsities, IITs unlikely in the near future
"Right now, our effort should be on consolidating what we have created," HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju said replying to supplementaries on s...
IIT-JEE entrance to be held from next year as scheduled: M M Pallam RajuM M Pallam Raju today rejected demands for revisiting the new format for admission to IITs and other centrally-funded institutes, saying th...
China poses no threat to India: M M Pallam RajuRaju was responding to a question from reporters on whether China was a constant threat to India and steps taken to counter it.
Rs 40,000 crore defence offset obligations in pipeline, says governmentIndia has attracted Rs 18,000 crore investment under defence offsets policy and another Rs 40,000 crore of obligations are in various stage...
- Hindustan Shipyard to be modernised: M M Pallam Raju, Union Minister of State for Defence
The Centre would be providing another Rs 450 crore for the modernisation of the shipyard to build bigger vessels including warships.
- Survey report on defence land encroachments by March end: M M Pallam Raju
Defence Minister today said he was expecting a survey report on encroachments done on the defence lands by the end of March next year.
- Nothing wrong in China setting base in Seychelles: Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry today said it did not see anything "wrong" in China setting up a military base in Seychelles.
- Telangana issue: Senior Ministers Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram elicit views of colleagues
Mukherjee and Chidambaram met D Purandeswari and M M Pallam Raju separately here during which they sought to know their views on the conten...
- Talks on for defence contracts worth USD 8-billion: Raju
The Indian defence equipment manufacturing industry is currently engaged in talks at various stages with overseas firms for contracts worth...
- Govt for greater role of pvt sector in defence industry
Government is taking steps to enhance the role of private sector in the defence industry by encouraging consortiums and joint ventures, Min...