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Centre Transfers Higher Education Secy Vineet Joshi Amid NEET Row; Naresh Pal Gangwar Takes Over
The government moved Vineet Joshi to the Department of Panchayati Raj as protests over the alleged NEET UG paper leak continued nationwide.
- On Thursday, the Centre appointed Naresh Pal Gangwar as Higher Education Secretary, replacing Vineet Joshi amid ongoing protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination.
- The Ministry of Education faced intense controversy following widespread reports of question paper leaks in the NEET-UG exam and irregularities in CBSE board exam evaluations.
- Protests intensified after the Cockroach Janta Party launched a massive demonstration at Jantar Mantar on June 20, later joined by activist Sonam Wangchuk, who initiated an indefinite hunger strike.
- Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey welcomed the appointment as a 'Modi guarantee,' stating, "Prime Minister Modi Ji has replaced the Education Secretary who showed negligence in the paper leak case."
- Joshi, who previously served as acting chairperson of the University Grants Commission, has been transferred to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; Gangwar transitions from his role as Animal Husbandry Secretary.
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Who is Naresh Pal Gangwar? IAS officer appointed as education secretary amid nationwide student protests
The Centre appointed IAS officer Naresh Pal Gangwar as Higher Education Secretary amid the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. The bureaucratic reshuffle comes as nationwide student protests continue, with the government also announcing fast-track courts and stricter action against paper leak offenders.
·New Delhi, India
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