Implementation Plan for National Education Policy 2020

Implementation Plan for National Education Policy 2020

The Ministry of Education is going to release the implementation plan for the National Education Policies 2020 soon.

National Education Policy 2020

  • The last National Education Policy was formulated in 1986, which was amended in the year 1992.
  • The current policy is based on the report of a committee headed by space scientist K. Kasturirangan.
  • It has been targeted to bring the gross enrollment ratio to 100% by the year 2030 under the new National Education Policy 2020.
  • Under the new education policy, the public expenditure of 6% of the GDP on education sector has been targeted with the cooperation of the central and state government.
  • With the announcement of new education policy, the name of Ministry of Human Resource Development has been changed to Ministry of Education.

What steps have been taken so far?

  • A scheme called National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) has been launched to build the capacity of teachers and school principals at the primary level.
  • The Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (Diksha) portal was launched to expand e-learning by providing access to a large number of course-linked e-content (digital course content).
  • Approval has been granted for the establishment of a National Mission on Basic Literacy and Numerical Knowledge.
  • For the mental health and well-being of the students, an initiative called “Manodarpan ” has been started. It focuses on the goal of providing emotional support and counseling to students during stress.
  • The development of the Indian Sign Language Dictionary for School Education has been proposed.
  • The existing schemes like Holistic Education, Mid-Day Meal and Reading Writing Campaign are being combined with the recommendations of the National Education Policy-2020.
  • States and Union Territories are also setting up their own workforce to implement the National Education Policy-2020.

Important facts:

  • The current policy is based on the report of a committee headed by space scientist Kasturirangan.
  • The last National Education Policy was formulated in 1986, which was amended in the year 1992.
  • Under the new National Education Policy 2020, a target has been set to bring the gross enrollment ratio (GER) to 100% by the year 2030.
  • Under the new education policy, the public expenditure of 6% of the GDP on education sector has been targeted with the cooperation of the central and state government.
  • With the announcement of new education policy, the name of Ministry of Human Resource Management has been changed to Ministry of Education.

Source – PIB

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