Planning Commission has set up working group on private participation in the education sector

Updated on: Saturday, July 20, 2013

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahuwalia will meet Human Resource Development Minister M M Pallam Raju to finalise a structure on Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) in education.

The meeting will take place ahead of the Plan panel's discussions to be held next week with higher education secretaries of states on the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), sources said.

Tomorrow's meeting will be attended by Advisor to Plan panel, Gajendra Haldea, prominent educationists and others.

The Planning Commission has set up working group on private participation in the sector, especially PPP mode for school education.

The discussions are expected to include implementation of ambitious programmes of the Ministry such as Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan which seeks to improve access, equity and excellence and strategic planning for the states.

The programme entails setting up of cluster universities and incubators be realised through PPP.

A major thrust of the deliberation, in fact, is expected on the PPP model in execution of the programmes.

The HRD Minister would dwell upon the agendas to be discussed during the meeting on July 22.

The agenda includes consolidation of new institutions set up during the 11th Plan, skill building through PPP approach, issues relating to quality including Accreditation, research and innovation and a database of higher education.

During the 12th Plan, the HRD Ministry proposes to set up innovation universities through active private partnership during the current plan.

Planning Commission has set up working group on private participation in the education sector

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