A parliamentary standing committee has criticised the Union housing and urban affairs ministry for not preparing a unified long-term urban strategy for India's cities through 2047, especially given the government's Viksit Bharat…
A parliamentary panel has said schools were not given enough time to prepare for the third language requirement from Class 6 under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The Committee on Estimates,…
A parliamentary panel on health has recommended low-cost, standardised health insurance products for the middle class, who are often left out of government schemes. The 176th report, tabled in Parliament on August…
A parliamentary panel has flagged that the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) trained 18.38 lakh rural youth but placed only 11.94 lakh, leaving nearly 6 lakh without jobs. The government…
A parliamentary standing committee has proposed linking private hospital room rents in major cities to average tariffs at nearby three-star hotels. The recommendation forms part of its report on affordable and accessible…
The National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) has been stalled since 2021, and a parliamentary panel has called the suspension a 'severe blow' to the talent pipeline. The panel's June 16 report noted…
A parliamentary standing committee on home affairs has flagged critical gaps in Kerala's disaster management framework, including poor last-mile dissemination of early warnings in landslide-prone and remote areas. Despite the state's vulnerability…
A parliamentary panel has flagged serious gaps in BharatNet, the government's rural broadband scheme, and demanded a state-wise and model-wise performance audit. The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology found that…
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has recommended an integrated security and surveillance framework for all major tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir. The report, submitted after a study visit in…
A parliamentary standing committee on defence has reiterated its call for fee subsidies for economically weaker students and special scholarships for girl cadets at Sainik Schools, after the defence ministry failed to…
