2020 seems to have a thing for surprising us in its own unique ways. This time around, it is pertaining to the sudden approval of the long pending National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, by the Indian government. Surely, the announcement stirred up the country, but for all the right reasons. Despite being one of the fastest growing economy in the world, with a demographic dividend only next to China, the country, so far, has only seen two education policy revamps post-independence, in 1968 and 1986.
This transformation to sustain, it requires an upgraded education system. The new policy is aimed at bringing effective and sustainable change right from the pre-schooling stage of a student, to become better prepared for a modern world, which is majorly driven by intellect and skills.
In short, the introduction of NEP 2020 can be considered as an ace move by the government, to transform India into a knowledge superpower in the 21st century. However, despite the policies’ futuristic approach, there is still a lingering curiosity among people regarding the kind of benefits it will bag, and in fact, that is quite justified for a democracy.
Source: India Today
