As NEP completes a year, Dharmendra Pradhan calls for making education affordable, accessible
The NEP replaced the National Policy on Education framed in 1986. It is aimed at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make India a global knowledge superpower.
Press Trust of India | July 29, 2021 | 10:05 AM IST
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday called for reiterating the resolve to make education holistic, affordable, accessible and equitable. As the new National Education Policy (NEP) completes one year Thursday, Pradhan tweeted, "On 1 year of NEP2020, let us reiterate our resolve to make education holistic, affordable, accessible and equitable. Let us work together to realise the aspirations of a 21st-century #AatmanirbharBharat and to make India a vibrant knowledge economy."
"A year ago, on this day under the leadership of Hon PM @narendramodi, NEP2020– a visionary education policy of the 21st-century was launched with the aim to bring out the capabilities of each student, universalise education, build capacities and transform the learning landscape," he said, sending out a series of tweets.
The NEP replaced the National Policy on Education framed in 1986. It is aimed at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make India a global knowledge superpower.
"Today, on the completion of 1 year of transformative reforms under the NEP, PM @narendramodiji will launch multiple initiatives that will prove to be a significant milestone in realising several goals envisaged under the New Education Policy and guide us through his address," Pradhan added.
Write to us at news@careers360.com .
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Over 15,000 professors of practice in universities; just 80 in IITs: Education ministry
- IIT Placements 2024-2025: Startup surge, diverse job roles raise hopes for a comeback season
- Maharashtra regulator rejects state proposal to raise management quota fees in AYUSH colleges
- PMKVY Scheme: 40% of 1.5 crore in skill training women; electronics, apparel top sectors
- NEHU in turmoil: How governance issues and lack of transparency in appointments sparked a campus-wide unrest
- Education ministry:1.65 crore non-literates register on ULLAS portal, less than half clear literacy test
- Over 5,000 teaching vacancies, 2,000 unfilled reserved posts in central universities: Education ministry
- Delay in NTA exam payments due to ‘late submission’ of bills, education ministry tells Lok Sabha
- Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling: MBBS aspirant moves HC against medical college for ‘overcharging’
- CLAT 2025 and beyond: What’s new in degree, diploma and certificate law courses