New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A key meeting was held on Wednesday at the Parliament House between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss the overall development of education in the Kota-Bundi region.

The discussions focused on several issues related to higher and school education.

The meeting primarily focused on strengthening IIIT Kota as a world-class institution and improving educational quality in the Kota-Bundi region.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that Kota is a major educational hub in the country with strong road and rail connectivity, and air connectivity will be facilitated in the coming years. He noted that nearly 1.5 lakh students come to Kota every year to prepare for IIT and medica...