Bengaluru, Aug 23 (UNI) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday that NEP will provide a roadmap to establish India as a knowledge economy.
"NEP will catapult India into a new global world order. He urged all stakeholders to work collectively to fulfil our national ambition of making India a vibrant knowledge economy," he said virtually addresses the launch the National Education Policy 2020 in Karnataka
Between 3 to 23 age group people will reap NEP's benefits and will shape India’s destiny in the future, but the challenge before the government is to include India’s growing population under the ambit of New Education Policy as early as possible, he said.
Pradhan said Karnataka has taken a giant stride in transforming its education landscape by implementing the National Education Policy 2020.
From translating the NEP 2020 into Kannada to forming NEP Task Force and preparing the roadmap for its implementation, Karnataka has taken the lead to establish itself as the first state in India to implement the visionary NEP 2020, he added.
The Minister further said that with the implementation of NEP in the state, Karnataka has set an example for other states to emulate.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai said NEP 2020 will give thrust to R&D and his government wants to evolve R&D policy.
"There is no better place than Karnataka in the R & D sector and there are more than 180 internationally acclaimed R&D centers in the state. Envisaging synergy between educational institutions and these R&D centers and the industry, the government will evolve R&D policy," he said.
Explaining the features of NEP, he said that this policy gives confidence and creates opportunity for students to explore their talents in various fields.
He also said that he is very well aware of the challenges ahead in implementing the NEP, but expressed full confidence of successfully implementing the policy in the state.
Regarding Primary and Secondary Education, implementation of NEP would be launched in Kalaburagi after setting up a Primary and Secondary Education Council shortly.
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