The Uttarakhand education department launched an e-governance portal “Samarth”. This portal provides all administrative and educational updates including information about entrance exams, salary structures, and appointments from five state universities and 140 public schools. The initiative has been taken in a bid to make the education system more transparent in the state.
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About the portal:
- The portal also provides access to 40 academic study modules.
- 200 assistant professors of science subjects will be sent to the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru for special training, while teachers of state universities will be given training at IIM Kashipur.
- The new education policy (NEP-2020) will be also implemented in the state from this session in September.
- In addition, to provide quality education to students, a teacher-sharing format that will connect multiple private and government schools across the country will also be introduced soon.
Recently launched Schemes and Apps of Uttrakhand
- Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana
- Hans Jal Dhara Yojana
- Integrated Model Agricultural Village scheme (Ekikrit Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana)
- CM Udyman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana
- Him Prahari scheme
- e-FIR Service
- 1064 Anti-Corruption Application
- Mukhyamantri Swarojgar Yojana
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami;
- Uttarakhand Capitals: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer);
- Uttarakhand Governor: Lt Gen Gurmit Singh.