Prakash Javadekar takes over HRD Ministry

Seema Kaul

Tribune News Service 

New Delhi, July 7

Union Human Resource Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Thursday that he would felicitate teachers of his alma mater, a college in Pune, on July 10, as he took over the ministry.

Javadekar, who holds a graduation degree from Pune University, said: “  "The idea is to honour all teachers across the country with the programme in Pune. I take on challenge of providing quality education to all," he said adding that he would together with the two MoS:  Upendra Kushwaha and Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey”.

‘Will decide on No Detention Policy’

Javadekar said the ministry would decide on the ‘No detention policy’ only after studying states’ opinions on the subject carefully.

He also claimed “all states” would be treated equally and that the ministry would seek their opinions on all subjects.