The Minister of State for Personnel, Singh, said that "NEP-2020 introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reorient India's education policy as per global benchmarks."
Describing it as the biggest path-breaking reform in India since independence, he said "the new policy is not only progressive and visionary, but is also in keeping with the emerging needs and requirements of 21st century India."
NEP 2020 is biggest path-breaking reform in India since independence: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Union minister Jitendra Singh has said that the National Education Policy is aimed at delinking degree from education and livelihood opportunities. While speaking at the Krishna Mahavidyalaya, he said that the policy also supplements the start-up ecosystem with the promise to open new career and entrepreneurship opportunities for youngsters in India.
The Minister of State for Personnel, Singh, said that "NEP-2020 introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reorient India's education policy as per global benchmarks."
Describing it as the biggest path-breaking reform in India since independence, he said "the new policy is not only progressive and visionary, but is also in keeping with the emerging needs and requirements of 21st century India."
"It gives due priorities to the inherent talent, knowledge, skill and aptitude of the students, rather than focusing only on degrees. National Education Policy (NEP-2020) aims at de-linking degree from education and livelihood opportunities,” he said.
He further added that "linking degrees with education has taken a heavy toll on our education system and society as well and one of the fallouts has been an increasing number of educated unemployed. NEP-2020 is having provision multiple entry/exit options thus providing academic flexibility to the students. This will have a positive impact on the students related to availing of different career opportunities at different times, depending upon their intrinsic learning and inherent aptitude."
He also urged the students and the youth to explore livelihood opportunities in the booming start-up sector in the country. He further informed the gathering that only in August this year, the Uttar Pradesh government injected INR 4,000 crore into the state’s start-up corpus for employment generation and economic activity. "The fresh infusion of capital has been made to constitute the maiden ‘UP Innovation Fund’ that will be mandated to provide seed capital to start-ups," the minister said.
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