UGC, Education Ministry organises webinar on strengthening Indian languages
The event was graced by Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi as the chief guest. Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare, UGC Chairman Prof DP Singh, and senior officials from the Education Ministry and UGC also attended the webinar.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and Ministry of Education have organised a national webinar on ‘Strengthening Indian Languages for Holistic Educational Attainment’. The webinar was conducted as part of the webinar series on good governance being held from September 17 to October 7.
The event was graced by Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi as the chief guest. Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare, UGC Chairman Prof DP Singh, and senior officials from the Education Ministry and UGC also attended the webinar.
The Minister of State for Education also stressed the preservation and promotion of Indian languages as it is crucial for the unity and integrity of the nation. Indian languages have not received their due attention and care, with the country losing over 220 languages in the last 50 years alone, the minister said. The Minister said that teaching and learning of Indian languages need to be integrated with school and higher education.
She further stressed that the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will act as a medium of connectivity between local and global for creating an opportunity for teaching-learning in regional dialects and Indian languages.
Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare also elaborated on the role of NEP 2020 to revive Indian languages that are being extinct. UGC Chairman Prof DP Singh informed about UGC’s initiatives towards building different language centres for promoting Indic languages.
Prof Singh also talked about the role of NEP in promoting Indian languages, multilingual education, arts, and culture in the country. Prof Sachhidananda Joshi, Member Secretary, Indian Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in his keynote address said the age of 0-6 years is a crucial period of educating the young minds in their mother languages.
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