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  • 13 April, 2020

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HRD ministry launches portal “yukti”

HRD ministry launches portal “yukti”

Minister for Human Resource Development has launched a web-portal YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) in New Delhi today. The portal and dashboard will monitor and record the efforts and initiatives of the Ministry of HRD. It intends to cover different dimensions of COVID-19 challenges in a holistic and comprehensive way.

In the wake of COVID-19 threat, the primary aim is to keep the academic community healthy, both physically and mentally and to enable a continuous high-quality learning environment.

It will cover the various initiatives and efforts of the institutions in academics, research especially related to COVID, social initiatives and measures taken for the betterment of the total wellbeing of the students. The portal will cover both qualitative and quantitative parameters for the effective delivery of services to the academic community at large.

Portal will also allow various institutions to share their strategies for various challenges. The HRD Minister hoped that this portal will give input for better planning and will enable the Ministry to monitor its activities effectively for the coming six months.

The portal will also establish a two-way communication channel between the Ministry of HRD and the institutions to provide the necessary support system to the institutions. He said that the Government is confident that the portal will help in critical issues related to student promotion policies, placements-related challenges and physical and mental well-being of students in these challenging times.

The web platform Yukti will epitomize its name and prove to be a great enabler in taking the research to the citizens of the country, the ultimate stakeholders.

Source: AIR


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