Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde forms group of ministers for NEP implementation
Press Trust of India | September 20, 2022 | 08:08 PM IST | 1 min read
The group includes higher and technical education minister, school education, medical education, agriculture, industries ministers.
MUMBAI : Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday formed a working group of ministers for the effective implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), officials said. The group will be headed by Shinde himself and will comprise deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar, Industries Minister Uday Samant, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan and Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar.
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A task force on the NEP headed by Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, set up by the Maharashtra government, has recommended upgradation of polytechnic degree courses, statutory provisions for foreign universities and a committee on teacher training, among others, said a statement by the Chief Minister's Office. The ministerial working group will conduct periodical review of the progress in the implementation of the NEP, it added.
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