Panel recommends legislation like UGC to improve distance education

Sriperumbudur(TN): Aiming for higher enrolment in distance education in India, a panel that went into its present status has recommended to the HRD Ministry that an independent legislation be passed, on the lines of UGC. "I have recently submitted a report on the performance of the distance education system in the country...So we have recommended to have an independent legislation like the UGC , ..it will be on an independent statutory...