Odisha to host sub-committee meeting of G20 on education, culture, energy next year: Pradhan

BHUBANESHWAR: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said three G20 sub-committee meetings on education, energy and culture will be held in Odisha next year. Pradhan was speaking during Prameya, News 7 and Digital Wing's Sanakshatra celebration in Bhubaneswar.

The union education minister and G20 sub-committee meetings on education, energy and culture will be held in Odisha in April next year. State’s heritage town Konark and Bhubaneswar are likely to be among the venues for 200 such meetings to be held in the run-up to the main summit. On December 1, India assumed the presidency of the G20 forum, taking over from Indonesia.

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"India's chairmanship of G-20 is a matter of glory. The G-20 sub-committee meeting of education department, energy department and culture department will also be held in Odisha in April. I would like to thank the Prime Minister on behalf of Odisha for going to discuss these three issues which are related to Odisha. " read Dharmendra Pradhan's tweet.

ଜି-20ରେ ଭାରତର ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷତା ଗୌରବର ବିଷୟ । ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏପ୍ରିଲ ମାସରେ ଶିକ୍ଷା ବିଭାଗ, ଶକ୍ତି ବିଭାଗ ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ବିଭାଗର ଜି-20 ସବ୍ କମିଟି ବୈଠକ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହେବ । ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସହ ସଂଶ୍ଳିଷ୍ଟ ଥିବା ଏହି ତିନୋଟି ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା ହେବା ପାଇଁ ଯାଉଥିବାରୁ ମୁଁ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ @narendramodi ଙ୍କୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ତରଫରୁ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଜଣାଉଛି। pic.twitter.com/7ZKG8INBFh

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 10, 2022

On November 16, the education minister chaired a high-level meeting on the preparation for the G20 summit 2023. He emphasised how this summit will become an opportunity for India to share its achievements in the education sector after the launch of National Education Policy (NEP 2020). The ministry of education plans to involve students, educational and skilling institutions to showcase the heritage of the Indian knowledge systems and make the leaders aware of the country's contribution to the world.

(Inputs from PTI)