Page 18 - NIS English 16-31 July,2023

Cover Story
Young India

71% increase in 46% increase in the
Focus on world-class education the number of number of universities
medical colleges
1,113
7 new IITs have 157 660

opened since
2014. 760
New medical colleges
7 new IIMs have sanctioned, 97 already 387
opened since
functional
2014.

Pradhan Mantri Schools
of Rising India, PM SHRI
14,500 Schools will be developed as
2014 2023 2014-15 2020-21
exemplary schools.

Government expenditure
Number of Senior Secondary Schools on education doubled
86,261 1,42,398 2023-24 1.13 Lakh Crore

2013-14 2021-22 2014-15 68.9 Thousand Crores

Promoting digital education

24x7 telecast
Digitization of 377
of educational
An initiative to NCERT books and
content on
facilitate online availability on the
SWAYAM PRABHA
education through e-Pathshala Mobile
TV channels
PM eVidya App

The DIKSHA
Textbooks with
platform
QR codes are
provides quality
available for all
e-content for
grades.
school education
in 33 languages.

for our youth to be skilled, confident, practical and Narendra Modi's dialogue with education ministers
calculative. and educationists of the country has also increased its
The country has taken several concrete steps in pace. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
the direction of implementing the National Education has also interacted with education ministers of the
Policy in three years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi states across the country. Continuous efforts are
himself has attended more than 25 seminars related being made on how to make 100% reality the subjects
to this policy and has spoken on it. Prime Minister included in the new National Education Policy. State

16 New India Samachar July 16-31, 2023