A Parliamentary committee has praised the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL), founded by Ladakh-based educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk , for its “exemplary” work and recommended that it be granted recognition by the University Grants Commission (UGC), PTI reported.

In a report presented in Parliament earlier this week, the panel chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh also raised concerns over the delay in granting UGC recognition to HIAL.

The panel also recommended that the Ministry of Education closely study the HIAL model and consider how it can be replicated elsewhere through Centres of Innovation in Education or other interventions.

Here's what panel said

“During its study visit to Ladakh , the committee was impressed with the academic, research, and entrepreneurshi

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