Washington, Nov 24 (PTI) Noting that human resource development was critical to India's development,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the dearth of quantity and quality of teachers is the main obstacle and invited US universities to forge partnerships with their Indian counterparts.
Singh said his government was working on a major plan to expand education system for which 40 universities, including IITs and IIMs, would be set up.
"It goes without saying that human resource development is probably the most critical component of our development aspirations," he said during an interaction at the US-India Business Council (USIBC) after his address there.
"Our biggest problem in expanding our educations system particularly at the higher education level is the deficiency in the quantity and quality of qualified teachers," he said in response to a question.
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