PM Modi to address the Nation on 1 year of ‘Transformative Reforms’ under NEP 2020

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation today i.e 29th July on the occasion of completion of one year of ‘transformative reforms’ under the new National Education Policy (NEP). Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will also grace the event.

In a tweet, the Education Minister said that the new education policy was a guiding philosophy for changing the learning landscape, making education holistic, and building strong foundations for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

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In his today’s address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to discuss the progress that has been made so far on the implementation of the policy. Along with this, he will also share a roadmap for the future projects that are in the pipeline and their following timelines will also be discussed.

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*Overview of New Education Policy:*

Formed as a comprehensive framework in order to guide the development of education in India, the New Education Policy was passed for implementation in July 2020. The policy which was approved by the Union Cabinet last year replaced the National Policy on Education framed in 1986. The first policy for the development of Education came in 1968 and the second was framed in 1986 under the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

The inclusive framework of the policy aims to focus on the elementary level of education to higher education by paving the way for transformational reforms in the education system. The key takeaways of the NEP 2020 include teaching the mother language or regional language up to 5th class; bridging social gaps in access, participation, and learning outcomes; achieving a target of 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GEER) in school education by 2030; lowering the stakes of board exams; a single regulator for higher education institution, and more.

Among other salient features of the new policy, the most crucial remains to replace the 10+2 structure of the school with a more comprehensive 5+3+3+4 curricular structure, while discontinuing of M.Phil programmes and subsequently fixing fees and implementing common norms for public and private higher education institutions, outlined in the new NEP.

When Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took over as education minister earlier this month, he assured that his focus would be on achieving the objectives of the new NEP in a time-bound manner.