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Cover Story Sankalp Yatra of New India

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY-2020

The education policy of 1986 was
in force in the country, while at the
world level, not only technically and
educationally but also in the ways
of living, a lot of changes had taken
place in these 34 years. This is the
reason why the Government of India
announced the National Education
Policy 2020 on July 29, 2020, to help
the youth build a new future with strong
policies related to intellectual ability,
innovation, and education. 60

n Work is in progress to build a large
educational infrastructure for which new
colleges, new universities, new IITs, new
IIMs are being established. Rooted in Indian
values, this education system envisages
making India a global knowledge superpower
by equipping the students with the necessary
knowledge and skills. The Union Government
has earmarked the budget of the Ministry
of Education for 2022-2023 by more than
one lakh crore rupees which is the highest
allocation since independence.

61 HACKATHON: INNOVATORS ARE THE FLAG BEARERS OF
THE SLOGAN OF 'JAI ANUSANDHAN

In the finale program of
Smart India Hackathon n The 5th edition of the Smart India Hackathon involved students
2022, on August 25, 2022, from over 2900 schools and 2200 higher education institutions
to address 476 problems of 53 central ministries. One of
Prime Minister Narendra the motives behind organizing this Hackathon is that young
Modi said that Smart India innovators who have come here from all over the country must
Hackathon has become an try to understand the problem, the causes of the problem and
important medium of public also find a way to get rid of the problem that the government
participation. Innovators are wants to solve. This spirit of collaboration between students,
the flag bearers of the slogan government and private organisations and this spirit of everyone's
efforts is essential for building a developed India. The Smart
'Jai Anusandhan' to fulfill the India Hackathon (SIH) was launched in 2017 as part of the Prime
big resolutions on which the Minister's efforts to foster the spirit of innovation in the country.
country is working to shape a This year, Smart India Hackathon- Junior has been introduced
future India of our aspirations as a pilot to inculcate innovation culture among students and
in the next 25 years. develop the problem-solving approach.

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