Date : 15.06.2020 Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Hon’ble Minister of HRD 302-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001 Phones:+91-11-23782698/23782387 +91-11-23382365 (FAX) E-mail: minister.hrd@gov.in Sub: To draw up well-thought out higher education policy – reg: Dear Hon’ble Minister, Namaskar, I had not long ago written a letter to your good self regarding the activation of library system…
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