<p align="justify" class="title">The Estimates Committee of Parliament has been tasked to study the education sector and submit a report to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Human Resource Development (HRD Ministry on Friday issued a public notice inviting the stakeholders to submit their views and suggestions to the parliamentary panel, headed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MP Murli Manohar Joshi.<br /><br />"Considering the importance of the subject, the Committee has decided to invite views/suggestions on 'Education' with particular reference to higher education from individuals/experts/public/bodies/ organisations/stakeholders and others concerned/interested with the subject," the Ministry said.<br /><br />Those willing to appear before the Estimates Committee, besides submitting memoranda, can make a request to the parliamentary panel.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The move comes even as an expert committee set up by the HRD Ministry is in the process of finalising a draft national education policy. The drafting committee is expected to submit its report to the HRD Ministry by the end of December this year.</p>.<p align="justify" class="CrossHead">Panel's terms</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The terms of the Estimates Committee include reporting on what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administraive reform may be effected; make suggestions for bringing in alternative policies to bring about efficiency and economy in administration.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">It will also examine whether money was well laid out and suggest the form in which the estimates must be presented to Parliament.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Joshi was HRD minister during the previous NDA regime.</p>
<p align="justify" class="title">The Estimates Committee of Parliament has been tasked to study the education sector and submit a report to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Human Resource Development (HRD Ministry on Friday issued a public notice inviting the stakeholders to submit their views and suggestions to the parliamentary panel, headed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MP Murli Manohar Joshi.<br /><br />"Considering the importance of the subject, the Committee has decided to invite views/suggestions on 'Education' with particular reference to higher education from individuals/experts/public/bodies/ organisations/stakeholders and others concerned/interested with the subject," the Ministry said.<br /><br />Those willing to appear before the Estimates Committee, besides submitting memoranda, can make a request to the parliamentary panel.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The move comes even as an expert committee set up by the HRD Ministry is in the process of finalising a draft national education policy. The drafting committee is expected to submit its report to the HRD Ministry by the end of December this year.</p>.<p align="justify" class="CrossHead">Panel's terms</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The terms of the Estimates Committee include reporting on what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administraive reform may be effected; make suggestions for bringing in alternative policies to bring about efficiency and economy in administration.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">It will also examine whether money was well laid out and suggest the form in which the estimates must be presented to Parliament.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Joshi was HRD minister during the previous NDA regime.</p>