Centre to introduce initiatives towards National Education Policy

The Central government will introduce several initiatives this week in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), which was announced by the government in 2020. 

The government announced the National Education Policy (NEP) on July 29, 2020, after a gap of 34 years. One of the major recommendations in this regard is to promote more and more use of regional languages in education. It is aimed at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make India a global knowledge superpower.

The initiatives include bringing in technical courses in regional languages across several institutes and multiple entry/exit format for courses in institutions of eminence. As part of the NEP, the Ministry of Education is setting up a task force for preparing a roadmap for imparting technical education in the mother tongue. This would include programmes like BTech in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). This is to enable students from across geographies to get access to technical education. Translated journals will also be made available to these candidates.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the occasion of completion of one year of New Education Policy 2020 on on July 29. The event will be held virtually at 4.30 pm. Along with the Prime Minister, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will also be present at the event virtually. Modi is expected to share the steps taken for the implementation of NEP 2020 in the country. 

In a recent tweet, Pradhan had said the new education policy was a guiding philosophy for changing the learning landscape, making education holistic and building strong foundations for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

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