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In which year was the Ministry of Human Resource Development established by the Government of India?
1. in 1982
2. In 1981
3. In 1985
4. In 1984

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : In 1985

The correct answer is in 1985.

  • In 1985, the Ministry of Education has renamed the HRD ministry when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister. 
  • TheNational Education Policy (NEP) was introduced in 1986 and was last amended in 1992. 

  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the first Education Minister of India. 
  • On September 26, 1985, the Ministry of Education was renamed the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and P V Narasimha Rao was appointed Minister.
  • Related Departments such as those of Culture and Youth & Sports were brought under the Ministry of HRD, and Ministers of State were appointed.
  • Even the Department of Women and Child Development – which became a separate Ministry with effect from January 30, 2006 – was a Department under the Union HRD Ministry.

  • Recent updates-
    • National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 to introduce several changes in the Indian education system from the school to the college level.
    • The NEP 2020 aim is to make India a global knowledge superpower.
    • The cabinet has also approved the renaming of the Ministry of Human Resource Development to the Ministry of Education.
    • The NEP cleared by the cabinet is only the third major revamp of the framework of education in India since independence.
    • The two earlier education policies were brought in 1968 and 1986.

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