Centre launched a web-portal "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" (YUKTI)in New Delhi. The web-portal was launched by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank."
YUKTI portal:
♦ YUKTI portal is a unique portal and dashboard to monitor and record the efforts and initiatives of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).The portal aims to cover the different dimensions of COVID-19 challenges in a very holistic and comprehensive way.
♦ The primary aim is to keep the Indian academic community healthy, both physically & mentally. It also aims to enable a continuous high-quality learning environment for learners. The portal is an effort of MHRD to achieve the goal in these difficult times.
♦ The portal will cover various initiatives and efforts of the institutions in academics, research especially related to COVID-19, social initiatives by institutions and the measures taken for the betterment of the total well-being of the students.
♦ The portal will cover both qualitative and quantitative parameters
for the effective delivery of services to the academic community at large.
♦ Through this portal, several institutions can share their strategies for various challenges to tackle COVID-19 and other future initiatives.
♦ The portal will give inputs for better planning and will enable MHRD to monitor effectively its activities for the coming six months.
♦ The portal focuses on establishing a two-way communication channel between the MHRD and the institutions in the country. Through this, the Ministry aims to provide the necessary support system to the institutions.