Despite the remarkable size of the educational ecosystem in India, we have successfully ensured that every child living in the remotest parts of the country continues to receive education even in times of pandemic, the minister said.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank stated that India is the largest democratic educational ecosystem in the world considering that more than 34 crore children are studying here, which is more than the entire population of many countries. While speaking at a high-level ministerial meeting convened by UNESCO on Monday, i.e. March 29, 2021, the minister said, “India has 1.1 lakh teachers, and there are 10.5 lakh schools, 42,000 colleges and 1,043 universities in India. At least 10.5 lakh students from our (government) schools complete their matriculation every year. Annually, 80.2 lakh undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are offered in India and around 39,000 others are given PhD"
Highlighting the new education policy at the meeting, the minister talked about the challenged being face and the efforts being made to leave no student behind.
Mr Pokhriyal added, "Despite the remarkable size of the educational ecosystem in India, we have successfully ensured that every child living in the remotest parts of the country continues to receive education even in the times of pandemic. We have used digital, television, radio to ensure that no child is deprived of education."
He also explained in detail about the PM eVidya scheme launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said: "India believes in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is a family) and if necessary, sets school curriculum in Africa, in the Caribbean, in Asia, with our brothers and sisters on the same high standards as our Indian schools are. As you know the Indian school education system is very good in mathematics, science, technology and humanities. "
"The world has faced this epidemic on many levels. Despite the grave difficulties, global communities have made every effort to meet this challenge. Today, we can move forward proudly helping each other and learning from each other's struggles. Only our collective efforts will make us stronger in this difficult time," Union Education Minister said.
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