Engineering in local languages, mother tongue to be instrument of empowerment: Pradhan

NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said engineering education in local languages and mother tongue will be an instrument of empowerment. The minister was addressing the 36th Indian Engineering Congress (IEC).

“Introduction of engineering education in local languages and mother tongue in line with the #NEP2020 will be an instrument of empowerment of our youth and will further strengthen our engineering prowess,” Dharmendra Pradhan said in a tweet.

Introduction of engineering education in local languages and mother tongue in line with the #NEP2020 will be an instrument of empowerment of our youth and will further strengthen our engineering prowess. pic.twitter.com/yrauH7Yq52

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 27, 2021

Pradhan said that India has been a land of people with scientific temper & robust engineering capabilities and our civilisational history has scientific evidences of structural engineering, water management, maritime engineering, etc. He complimented IEI for furthering India’s engineering traditions and role of IEI in building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

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“The Institution of Engineers (India) has a much larger role to play in further encouraging innovation and startup culture, creating jobs through MSME-based manufacturing, advancing India towards a $5 trillion economy and strengthening India’s engineering capacities,” Pradhan said.

Pradhan stressed that engineering education should not be restricted to awarding of degrees. “We must collectively work towards removing language barriers in the learning process and building capacity of our engineering community,” he said.

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The education minister stated that with the implementation of the visionary NEP 2020, we are integrating education with skills, taking a multidisciplinary approach and making skilling and apprenticeship a part of the main curriculum to prepare our youth for the 21st century.

Dharmendra Pradhan urged that IEI must endeavour in further strengthening India’s engineering capacity by innovating, knowledge sharing by its members and creating new paradigms of employability and entrepreneurship.