Before it was renamed in 2020, the Ministry of Education was known as:
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Before it was renamed in 2020, the Ministry of Education was known as:
Answer: B. Ministry of Human Resource Development — ConceptA ministry nomenclature is its official administrative title. The title may change while the core governmental portfolio continues under a renamed…
- A.
Ministry of Youth Affairs
- B.
Ministry of Human Resource Development
- C.
Ministry of Education and Research
- D.
Ministry of Central Affairs
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A ministry nomenclature is its official administrative title.
The title may change while the core governmental portfolio continues under a renamed ministry.
Application
The Ministry of Human Resource Development was created on 26 September 1985 and carried the Union education portfolio.
The National Education Policy 2020 recommended redesignating that ministry as the Ministry of Education.
The Cabinet Secretariat notification of 14 August 2020 formally substituted the heading Ministry of Education for Ministry of Human Resource Development in the Allocation of Business Rules.
Contrast
Ministry of Youth Affairs denotes a youth-focused portfolio, not the former title of the education ministry.
Ministry of Education and Research was not the official predecessor title used by the Union government.
Ministry of Central Affairs was not the official predecessor title used for the education portfolio.
Cross-check
Both the Ministry of Education record of the 1985 creation and the 2020 Gazette substitution identify the same predecessor title.
Result
Therefore, the previous name was Ministry of Human Resource Development.