Department of Elementary Education, Haryana

Department of Elementary Education, Haryana (Hindi: प्राथमिक शिक्षा विभाग, हरियाणा) is a unit of the Government of Haryana in India that looks after the school education in the state of Haryana.

History
In 1966, when Haryana state was carved out of Punjab there arose a need of separate department of Elementary Education. So, in 1966, a separate Department of Elementary Education was established for Haryana.

Description
The department is responsible for hiring and employing the Elementary school teachers for the Government Elementary schools of Government of Haryana. The department also runs the Haryana Board of School Education that conducts the school leaving examinations.