Shimla, March 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has approved the elevation of the Directorate of Elementary Education to the Directorate of School Education, which will now oversee education from pre-nursery to Class 12.

"The State Cabinet in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu approved the elevation of the Directorate of Elementary Education to the Directorate of School Education for overseeing education from pre-nursery to Class 12," as per an official release.

The Directorate of Higher Education will now manage colleges and look after all aspects of higher education. This restructuring is part of the government's ongoing reforms aimed at improving the administration a...