Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education

E938087

Indian central government agency government department

The Department of School Education and Literacy, under India’s Ministry of Education, is the central government body responsible for formulating and implementing policies and programs related to school education and adult literacy across the country.

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Label	Occurrences
Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian central government agency ⓘ government department ⓘ
coordinates	implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
focusArea	adult literacy ⓘ elementary education ⓘ school education ⓘ secondary education ⓘ teacher education (school level) ⓘ
headOfDepartmentTitle	Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
implements	central sector schemes in school education ⓘ centrally sponsored schemes in school education ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandate	coordination with state governments on school education ⓘ formulation of national policies on school education ⓘ promotion of literacy and adult education ⓘ universalisation of elementary education ⓘ
overseesProgramme	Adult Education and Lifelong Learning initiatives ⓘ Mid-Day Meal Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education NERFINISHED ⓘ Samagra Shiksha NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Education (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyDomain	Right to Education ⓘ curriculum and pedagogy (school level) ⓘ literacy and adult education ⓘ school infrastructure development ⓘ teacher training and capacity building ⓘ
policyObjective	enhancement of learning outcomes ⓘ equity in school education ⓘ improvement of access to school education ⓘ improvement of quality of school education ⓘ promotion of inclusive education ⓘ reduction of dropout rates in schools ⓘ reduction of illiteracy ⓘ universal enrolment in elementary education ⓘ
responsibleFor	adult literacy policy in India ⓘ adult literacy programmes in India ⓘ implementation of school education programmes in India ⓘ school education policy in India ⓘ
sector	education ⓘ
subordinateTo	Union Cabinet of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
website	https://www.education.gov.in ⓘ
worksWith	autonomous education bodies under Ministry of Education (India) ⓘ international organizations in education sector ⓘ state education departments in India ⓘ

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National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) → parentOrganization → Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education ⓘ

subject surface form: National Institute of Open Schooling