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Rural Economy in India: an insight

Indian economy is getting pace and recognized among the fastest growing economy of the world and It has been the topic of discussion in the last few years. As in India only 25% of the population is living in urban areas, and the remaining people who lives in rural area  are not getting economic benefits from this evolving leadership status and associate growth of the country. As a result, rural poverty level in not decreasing with much pace.So innovative thinking is required to change the status of the India’s rural people.                A significant opportunity exists in rural India. In recent years it has been observed that FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) consumption growth has outstripped the urban area. Due to some government programme like MGNREGA, purchasing power of people has been tremendously increased. Now the rural markets are on the radar of multinational companies. Better connectivity in terms of roads and communication, paving the way for the rural entrepreneurs a

Launching of ‘Prashikshak’- A teacher education portal

On 30 June 2016 former Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani dedicated   ‘Prashikshak’ - a teacher education portal , to the nation. ‘Prashikshak’ is launched with a vision to strengthen District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) and bring quality teachers into the Indian school education system. Prashiskshak portal has started only for DIETs, it will cover block level institutes in the future and identify gaps at the bottom of the pyramid. The Ministry of Human Resource Development also has plans for enhancing Prashikshak to cover all Govt. Teacher Education Institutions in the country, which are recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education. All State Government teacher education functionaries can make full use of the ‘Prashikshak’ portal to bring about transformative changes in the monitoring system of these institutions. On its launching day live interaction shown through video conferencing with DIET Principals across 6 State