HRD's Advisory Board, Education Ministers proposed reforms in the New Education Policy

HRD's Advisory Board, Education Ministers proposed reforms in the New Education Policy

On Saturday, HRD Ministry's Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) and Education ministers from states held a detailed discussion on the New Education Policy and proposed a new National Education Policy draft.The meeting was chaired by the Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and was also attended by the heads of autonomous organizations, vice-chancellors of universities, HRD secretaries for higher education and school education R Subrahmanyam and Rina Ray, along with senior officials of the central and state governments. "The house had detailed deliberations on several recommendations and reforms proposed in the NEP draft. There were valuable suggestions given by the education ministers of states, who are equal partners in policy formulation and felt that their inputs are critical so that the proposed NEP can be a catalyst to achieve the goals of equitable access to quality education while ensuring affordability of education and instilling greater accountability," a senior HRD official said. The HRD minister said both the state and the central governments interacted to bring out a robust education policy which will empower and bring out the best in the youth of India and prepare them to meet the challenges of 21st century. "The government has initiated a major exercise to formulate a National Education Policy that will aim to fulfill the aspiration of the youth for quality education and make our country a knowledge superpower. The extant National Policy on Education, 1986 modified in 1992 required changes to meet the contemporary and futuristic needs of our large youth population," he said. This policy is being brought out after more than three decades after undertaking a massive consultation process. The draft of the NEP has been submitted by the committee.

source https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/hrds-advisory-board-education-ministers-proposed-reforms-in-the-new-education-policy-9802