Harmal Panchakroshi Shikshan Mandal was established in Harmal village of Pedne taluka in the year 1967 by the stalwarts from Harmal village under the able leadership as a Chairman Late Shri Ganpat Shankar Parsekar.

His successor Shri Laxmikant Y. Parsekar, the present chairman and EX- Chief Minister of Goa has added many feathers in the cap by continuously monitoring the performance of the different institutions.

By his untiring efforts, the institutions have excelled and established very high standards in the field of education in the state of Goa. At present Shikshan Mandal runs the following institutions:

• Harmal Panchakroshi Pre Primary and Primary School Harmal Panchakroshi High School
• Harmal Panchakroshi Higher Secondary School and Institute of Vocational Studies
• Ganpat Parsekar College of Education offering B.Sc.B.Ed and B.A.B.Ed programmes
• Aastha‘- “Life skill Resource room” for the children with special needs (Diwyang)