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Two years of National Education Policy Nation

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020 PROMOTES TRANSFORMATION IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

The Union Cabinet approved the new National
Education Policy on 29 July 2020, which replaced
the 34-year-old policy framed in 1986.
It aims to pave the way for transformational reforms
in the schools and higher education system to make
India a global knowledge superpower. The policy
focuses on issues such as access, equity, quality,
affordability, and accountability of education.
This education policy targets to provide vocational
education to at least 50% of the students in the
school and higher education system by 2025 which
is a very important step.
NEP 2020 has been formulated after an
unprecedented process of consultation that
involved nearly over 2 lakh suggestions from 2.5 This education policy is not a
lakhs Gram Panchayats, 12,500 local bodies, and
675 districts Granth but a Granthalaya in itself,
The government has set a target to provide one behind every word and sentence
multidisciplinary higher education institute in each there is a very deep thought, and
district or between two districts by 2030. those who have to implement it on
For the first time in the history of independent India, the ground should also see it from
the Central Government has allocated a budget this point of view.
of more than one lakh crore rupees (Rs 1.04 lakh
crore) to the Ministry of Education in 2022-2023, AMIT SHAH, Union Home
which was 93 thousand 224 crore rupees in 2021- and Cooperation Minister
2022.
NEP 2020 unequivocally endorses and envisions The government led by Prime Minister Narendra
a substantial increase in public investment in Modi has added 6 more central universities.
education by both the Central government and all Along with this, work has been done to add
State Governments. It seeks to increase the public 7 IITs, 7 IIMs, 16 IIITs, 15 AIIMS, 209 medical
investment in the Education sector to reach colleges. The number of colleges has increased
6% of GDP. by 5700.

making talented citizens." This new education policy then we are able to use only 5% by limiting the
is the foundation of a self-reliant, strong, prosperous, capabilities of the country, but when we teach in
and secure India and this education policy is a mean these subjects in Indian languages we are able to
of reaching every child and shaping their future. utilize the 100% capacity of the country." The public
NEP-2020 is connected to the cultural roots of education system is the basis of a vibrant democratic
India and this education policy has been formed society. Along with incorporating India's culture and
respecting the suggestions of everyone. Union knowledge tradition in NEP 2020, the way has also
Minister Amit Shah says, “Whether it is technical been opened to incorporate innovations, thinking,
education, medical education, or law education, and modernity from all over the world and there is
when we do not teach all these in Indian languages, no place for narrow thinking in it.

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