A high-level panel to introduce reforms in Delhi’s education system

A high-level panel to introduce reforms in Delhi’s education system

The Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) has set up a 17-member high-level commission which will aim to reform the education sector in the national capital. DDC is a premier think-tank and advises Delhi government on key policy issues. The new panel will be chaired by the DDC vice-chairperson Jasmine Shah and will recommend goals, metrics, policies, and actionable Plans which will reform the education system in Delhi within a year. "Nalanda 2.0, a non-profit policy think tank with a mission to make India's higher education system world class, is the knowledge partner of DDC on this initiative," a government official, who has the knowledge of the matter, said. The other members of the committee are: Pramod Bhasin, founder Genpact and co-founder Ashoka UniversityArindam Bhattacharya, senior partner and Director, BCGAbhishek Gupta, skill development expertPankaj Jalote, Founding Director, IIIT DelhiDevesh Kapur, Director of Asia Programs and Professor, Johns Hopkins UniversityGaurav Khanna, Assistant Professor of Economics, UC San DiegoSandeep Kumar, Secretary (Higher Education), Delhi government among others. Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, said that this initiative will further strengthen the government’s commitment to transform the education system in the capital. "Over the last few years, Delhi came to be known all over the world for the innovations in its government schools - be it the happiness curriculum, infrastructure overhaul, teacher training initiatives or more recently entrepreneurship curriculum. We also wish to make Delhi a knowledge and innovation center where some of the best talents in the world would want to live, study, and work as faculty members, students, and professionals," Mr. Sisodia said.

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