NEP 2020: West Bengal Governor urges state government to reconsider its stand on NEP

NEP 2020: West Bengal Governor urges state government to reconsider its stand on NEP

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New Delhi, Updated on Sep 9, 2020 08:23 IST

West Bengal governor has urged the state government to reconsider their stand on not implementing the new NEP 2020.

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has requested the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government ruling in the state to reconsider its stand on not implementing the new National Education Policy (NEP). The governor called the new NEP 2020 as the milestone in the field of education. The new National Education Policy should be enforced wholeheartedly by everyone, he said. The governor comment on the NEP comes a day after state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said that the NEP 2020 undermines the country's federal structure and will not be implemented in the state any time soon.

West Bengal Education Minister had participated in the 'Governors Conference on the Role of NEP in Transforming Higher Education' on September 7 that was addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"The new National Education Policy 2020 is a milestone. All of us should wholeheartedly enforce the new policy for the betterment of the education sector of our country. It will put innovation and research on a very high pedestal. I am sure the state govt will rethink about it rather than taking the stand 'we don't agree'," Dhankhar said.

During the conference, he also objected to the Centre's decision of not including Bengali in the list of classical languages.

"There is no question of implementing NEP in the state for the time being. More discussions need to be held on the matter with all stakeholders. We have expressed our reservations about certain aspects of the NEP, as they undermine the country's federal structure and the role of the states," the education minister had told earlier.

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