Guwahati: Union education, skill development and entrepreneurship minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the North-East Education Conclave in the city on Saturday and commented that education sector in Bharat is undergoing an unprecedented transformation and the National Education Policy 2020, introduced by the Centre, aims at preparing the youth to be future-ready, socially aware, global citizens of the 21st century.
Appreciating the State education department and Shankardev education & research foundation (SERF) for organising the country’s first of its kind education conclave, Pradhan also added that NEP is a unifying factor in celebrating India’s diversity and strengths as a civilization.
Elaborating the vision of NEP-2020, the minister revealed that it is focused on developing desired learning competencies, equipping students with 21st century knowledge & skills and preparing the youth to become global citizens. He further stated that the diversity of languages cannot be witnessed better than in the north-eastern region.
The region has 180 languages spoken by the tribes. As NEP-2020 emphasizes on imparting education in mother tongue and local languages, the government is striving to convert this vision into reality. Speaking about linguistic diversity, he opined that Assam can be the laboratory of local-language based education in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the NEP-2020 has given the opportunity to go beyond marksheet to strive for knowledge which will make India more powerful, take the country to greater heights, empower students and offer them various opportunities to grow.
He also hoped that the conclave would result in finalizing a roadmap for implementation of NEP in the region. Union minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, State education minister Ranoj Pegu, University grants commission chairman professor DP Singh, Choudhury Charan Singh University (Meerut) vice-chancellor professor Narendra Kumar Taneja, etc were present on the occasion.
