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UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, sciences, and culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) was created on September 26, 1985, through the 174th amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. Currently, the MoE works through two departments: the Department of School Education & Literacy Department of Higher Education. While the Department of School Education & Literacy is responsible for the development of school education and literacy in the country.

The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) is a poll which includes all of the institutions in the nation that offer higher education. Data is being gathered on a variety of factors, including teachers, student enrolment, programmes, exam outcomes, funding for education, and infrastructure. The information gathered by AISHE will also be used to calculate indicators of educational development such as Institution Density, Gross Enrolment Ratio, Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Gender Parity Index, and Per Student Expenditure.

The Ministry of Rural Development, a branch of the Government of India, is entrusted with the task of accelerating the socio-economic development of rural India. Its focus is on health, education, piped drinking water, public housing, and roads.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India. The ministry is composed of two departments: Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Health Research. The Department of Health deals with health care, including awareness campaigns, immunisation campaigns, preventive medicine, and public health. The Department of Family Welfare is responsible for aspects relating to family welfare, especially in reproductive health, maternal health, pediatrics, information, education and communications; cooperation with NGOs and international aid groups; and rural health services.