Shimla, Feb. 22 -- The Himachal Pradesh government will collaborate with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to strengthen quality, equitable, and inclusive education for every child in the state, education minister Rohit Thakur said on Friday.

He said that the state government would soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UNESCO by exploring potential areas of collaboration to further reform the education system up to a higher level. He chaired a meeting with a delegation from UNESCO on Friday.

The minister said that education had always been a top priority for this hilly state which was quite evident from the fact that today the literacy rate of the state stands more than 83% which ...