14 May : Mizoram government on Thursday constituted an eleven-member Education Reforms Commission headed by former Director of NCERT Prof A K Sharma to recommend improvement of quality of education in the state.The Commission would examine the current status of pre-primary to higher education level and recommend improvement of quality of education and competitiveness.
The other members to constitute the commission include that of Prof. G L Arora (New Delhi), Prof Ved Prakash, vice chancellor of National University of Educational Planning and Administrator, Prof A N Rai, Vice Chancellor of the Mizoram University and local academicians, an official statement said in Aizawl today.
The terms of reference included reduction of school drop-out rate and review the functioning of the state education board, SCERT and Indira Gandhi National Open University in Mizoram.
Having offices in Aizawl and New Delhi, the Education Reforms Commission is expected to complete it task within six months and its term may be extended for another two months.