Reforms

The Centre has extended the tenure of the Nandan Nilekani-led task force working on exam reforms till January 2027, sources said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the constitution of the high-powered six-member committee a day after Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as the Union education minister following massive student protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on July 25. The task force set up in July received over 50,000 suggestions from students, parents, teachers, academic institutions, subject matter experts, industry organisations and exam-conducting bodies. "The stakeholder consultations have been going on. The government has also submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court listing the progress made by the panel so far. The panel has now been granted time till January 2027 to submit its report," the source said. The panel's tenure was till October 2027. The panel has also consulted former ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan, who headed a panel set up by the Centre following the 2

India must address faculty vacancies, skills gaps and examination flaws to make educational opportunity more equitable

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A two-day 'Chintan Shivir' of Union ministers will begin on Wednesday, where key aspects of governance and policymaking, with a special focus on reforms, are expected to be discussed. Official sources said the brainstorming session on September 23 and 24 will be held at 'Seva Teerth', which houses the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), and will be attended by the entire council of ministers. The conclave, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to discuss the progress of government schemes, policy implementation, time management, inter-ministerial coordination and public service delivery among others. Six groups comprising eight ministers each were constituted to brainstorm on issues like time-bound implementation of programmes and other governance issues. These groups have already held a number of meetings where they discussed the presentations to be made at the conclave. Some ministers are likely to make presentations on policies and measures undertaken by their .

The two-day conclave on September 23 and 24 will discuss reforms, government schemes, policy implementation, inter-ministerial coordination and public service delivery

Centre plans a three-month 'Reforms Utsav' from October 2 to showcase more than 1,300 reforms through over 1,600 nationwide outreach events

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the GST Council will discuss e-invoicing, input tax credit rules and other process reforms during its October 7 meeting

Three decades of reforms have taken India's power sector from chronic shortages to near-universal access and surplus capacity, but discom finances remain a key challenge

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NABARD approves Delhi's first comprehensive cooperative sector study to identify reforms, strengthen governance, boost digitisation and revive financial performance

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