IT News
Imphal, July 30:
The National Education Policy 2020 that was approved by the Union cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been welcomed by the Government of Manipur.
In a press conference held today, Education Minister Th. Radheshyam said that the new policy will make large transformational reform in school and higher education in a large scale .
“The newly reform policy is a welcome move. Our government appreciates the central leadership for bringing such a reform after 34 years.
The reformed NEP 2020 is making way for large scale, transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors.
Education Minister Radheshyam said that this is the first education policy of the 21st century and replaces the thirty-four year old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986. Built on the foundational pillars of Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability and Accountability, this policy is aligned to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and aims to transform India into a vibrant knowledge society and global knowledge superpower by making both school and college education more holistic, flexible, multidisciplinary, suited to 21st century needs and aimed at bringing out the unique capabilities of each student.