The HRD Ministry’s Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) and Education ministers from states on Saturday held detailed discussions and debated various reforms proposed in the new National Education Policy draft.
The meeting chaired by Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ was also attended by the heads of autonomous organisations, vice-chancellors of universities, HRD secretary for higher education and school education R Subrahmanyam and Rina Ray, along with senior officials of the central and state governments.
Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju also attended the meeting.
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Topics discussed at the event on New National Education Policy Draft
“The house had detailed deliberations on several recommendations and reforms proposed in the NEP draft. There were valuable suggestions given by the education ministers of states, who are equal partners in policy formulation and felt that their inputs are critical so that the proposed NEP can be a catalyst to achieve the goals of equitable access to quality education while ensuring affordability of education and instilling greater accountability,” a senior HRD official said.
The HRD Minister said in the spirit of cooperative federalism both the central and state governments interacted and engaged in a healthy and enriching dialogue to bring out a robust policy that will empower our youth to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Source: INDIA TODAY
