The regulatory functions with regard to Distance Education programmes in higher education have now been vested with the University Grants Commission. The Distance Education Council which was the erstwhile regulator of Distance Education programmes, has been dissolved and all regulatory functions are being undertaken by the UGC.

The National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA), an autonomous wing of Ministry of Human Resource Development is a nodal agency for overall planning and management and funding of Adult Education Programmes and institutions. Information is given about the General Council, Executive Committee and Grants in Aid Committee etc.

Access to citizen’s charter of Department of School Education and Literacy and Department of School Education and Literacy of Ministry of Human Resource Development is available. Users can get information on department, its mission, vision, programmes, schemes, main services, stake holders, responsibility centres, etc.

The scheme seeks to bring about qualitative improvement in Madrasas to enable Muslim children attain standards of the national education system in formal education subjects. The objective of the Scheme is to encourage traditional institutions like Madrasas and Maktabs by giving financial assistance to introduce science, mathematics, social studies, Hindi and English in their curriculum so that academic proficiency for classes I-XII is...

The Scheme of Restructuring and Re-organisation of Teacher Education aims to create a sound institutional infrastructure for pre-service and in-service training of elementary and secondary school teachers and for provision of academic resource support to elementary and secondary schools. You can find detailed information related to this scheme, its objectives, target group, benefits, assistance, etc.

Detailed information is given on the Ministry of Human Resource Development and its various educational schemes. Information is given about the elementary, secondary, higher, vocational and teacher education etc. Details of universities, technical education, distance learning and language education are given. One can also find information pertaining to the scholarships and welfare programmes.

The Scheme of Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage aims to enable all students with disabilities, after completing eight years of elementary schooling, to pursue further four years of secondary schooling in an inclusive and enabling environment. You can find detailed information on this scheme, its objectives, implementing agency, financial assistance, etc.