West Bengal government has said that it will not be implementing the new National Education Policy 2020 anytime soon. Read further to know more.
West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee has said that the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will not be implemented in the state any time soon, as it undermined the country's federal structure.
Speaking at the 'Governors Conference on the Role of NEP in Transforming Higher Education' chaired by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chatterjee said that attempts at centralisation of education will marginalise the role of states in a diverse country like India.
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 told reporters.
"Right now, we should focus on fighting the pandemic. There is no rush for NEP implementation," he said.
The NEP 2020, was approved by the Union Cabinet in July, replaces the 34-year-old National Policy on Education framed in 1986 and is aimed at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address at the conference, urged people to take the "collective responsibility" to implement the policy in "Letter and Spirit".
The PM also said that it is natural for stakeholders to have questions about various aspects of the policy and "we are all working to address all these questions".
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