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Sonia for private sector entry into education

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Sonia for private sector entry into education

Commerce, HRD ministries lock horns over private role in the sector.

In what could tilt the scales in favour of reforms in higher education, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said she personally favoured private sector participation in the education sector.

Gandhi, who was speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said this in response to a suggestion by Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal that there could be a role for the private sector in the education sector, especially in vocational studies.

More : business-standard.com

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