The West Bengal government has formed an expert committee that includes education experts to evaluate steps taken by states such as Maharashtra and Kerala in the education sector and to submit a report on developing a state education policy.
The education minister of West Bengal, Bratya Basu has announced that the state government is planning to come up with its own state education policy instead of adopting the National Education Policy (NEP) laid down by the central government. The state ministry made the announcement on April 7, 2022.
Announcing the decision, Basu told the media, “The Union government, like many other aspects, are trying to force the NEP on the different state governments. However, we are not agreeable to that and hence we have decided to formulate the state's own education policy.”
Committee of education experts to evaluate steps taken by other states in education sector
The West Bengal government has formed an expert committee that includes education experts to evaluate steps taken by states such as Maharashtra and Kerala in the education sector and to submit a report on developing a state education policy.
According to PTI, an official told, "In this context, the committee would also examine the recent UGC guidelines.”
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, professor at Columbia University, Suranjan Das, vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University, and Anupam Basu, director of NIT Durgapur and Sugata Bose, a professor from Harvard University are included in the expert committee formed by the government.
Calling NEP a visionary document with an objective to bring required reforms in the education sector in the 21st Century, M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President asked all states to implement NEP 2020. "The NEP 2020 lays special emphasis on vocational, pre-primary and primary education, improving quality of teaching, creative use of technology and flexibility and excellence in higher studies," The Vice President added.
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