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NATION | 5 years of NEP 2020
National Education Policy 2020
BUILDING VALUE
BASED CITIZENS
It is said in Vedic scriptures – ‘ ‘साा वि�द्याा याा here has never been a lack of talent
वि�मुुक्तया’; that is, knowledge leads to among the youth of India. But, unfor-
े
liberation. But, for a long time in India, tunately, such a system was created
gaining knowledge was associated with only Tin the country in which education was
getting jobs, and attention was paid only to job-centric. This disorder in education was
created by the British during the period of
the theoretical education system. That is slavery to fulfill their needs and to prepare
why there was a need for a policy that not a servant class for themselves. After inde-
only keeps in mind the current needs from pendence, there were some changes from
school to higher education level, but also time to time, but a lot remained to be done.
prepares skilled youth by introducing them National Education Policy 2020 was approved
to future requirements with education. keeping in mind that education should be
Taking an important step in this direction, practical and industry-oriented for the ac-
the Central Government approved the new complishment of the resolutions of the Amrit
National Education Policy on 29 July 2020, Generation. According to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, the basic foundation of the
ending the long wait of more than 3 National Education Policy is to take education
decades. The objective is to create an India out of the confines of narrow thinking and
that lays emphasis on our collective dreams connect it with the modern ideas of the 21st
by preparing skilled professionals, satisfied century.
citizens, and employment-generating youth India has taken many concrete steps
with values in education… towards implementing the National Educa-
tion Policy in the last 5 years. Prime Minister
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