What is the work of Human Resource Development Ministry ?

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This document has been prepared from the source and information as collected from the official website of the Ministry of 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. Since citizens of India are its most valuable resource, our billion-strong nation needs the nurture and care in the form of basic education to achieve a better quality of life.

The essence of Human Resource Development is education, which plays a significant and remedial role in balancing the socio-economic fabric of the Country. Since citizens of India are its most valuable resource, our billion-strong nation needs the nurture and care in the form of basic education to achieve a better quality of life.

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.

While the Department of School Education & Literacy is responsible for development of school education and literacy in the country, the Department of Higher Education takes care of what is one of the largest Higher Education systems of the world, just after the United States and China.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, formerly Ministry of Education (until 25 September 1985), is responsible for the development of human resources in India.

The Minister of Human Resource Development (or simply, the HRD Minister), known as the Minister of Education until 25 September 1985, is the head of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India.

The Ministry is divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary, secondary

and higher secondary education, adult education and literacy, and the Department of Higher Education, which deals with university education, technical education, scholarship etc.

The erstwhile Ministry of Education now functions under these two departments, as of 26 September 1985

The Ministry is headed by the cabinet-ranked Minister of Human Resources Development, a member of the Council of Ministers

The essence of Human Resource Development is education, which plays a significant and remedial role in balancing the socio-economic fabric of the Country.

Since citizens of India are its most valuable resource, our billion-strong nation needs the nurture and care in the form of basic education to achieve a better quality of life. This warrants an all-round development of our citizens, which can be achieved by building strong foundations in education.

The Department of School Education and Literacy is responsible for development of school education and literacy in the country

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:

While the Department of School Education & Literacy is responsible for development of school education and literacy in the country, the Department of Higher Education takes care of what is one of the largest Higher Education systems of the world, just after the United States and China.

It works on "universalisation of education" and for the cultivation of higher standards for citizenship among the youth of India.

Formulating the National Policy on Education and to ensure that it is implemented in letter and spirit

The Department of Higher Education is in charge of secondary and post-secondary education. The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956.[2][3][4] The Department of Higher Education takes care of one of the largest higher education systems of the world, just after the United States and China.

Planned development, including expanding access and improving quality of the educational institutions throughout the country, including in the regions where people do not have easy access to education.

The department is engaged in bringing world-class opportunities of higher education and research to the country so that Indian students are not found lacking when facing an international platform.

Encouraging international cooperation in the field of education, including working closely with the UNESCO and foreign governments as well as Universities, to enhance the educational opportunities in the country.

This MyGov group is dedicated to the various citizen engagement activities of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

For this, the government has launched joint ventures and signed MoUs to help the Indian student benefit from the world opinion.