Guwahati: New Education Policy 2020 has the potential to help Bharat rediscover its old glory besides providing high-quality educational opportunities to the youths to determine the future of the country.
Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi, while addressing the valedictory session of North East Education Conclave in the city on Sunday also commented that India has the reputation of developing apart from philosophy & mathematics, science & technology of a very high order, which had attracted scholars from all over the world.
Complementing the NEP 2020 as the springboard for enabling universal access to quality education, Governor Mukhi stated that the new education policy would be the key to India’s leadership on the global stage in terms of economic growth, social justice and scientific advancement among others.
Over the next one decade or two, India will have the highest population of young people who will achieve working age, said the Governor, adding that the new education policy’s inherent quality to provide high-quality educational opportunities to the youths will determine the future of India.
“The policy is essentially based on the principle that education must develop not only cognitive capacities of higher order but also social, ethical and emotional capacities and disposition. The rich heritage of ancient and eternal Indian knowledge and thought has been the guiding light for it,” said Governor Mukhi.
He further stated that this specific policy has been formulated after an unprecedented and extensive process of consultations. Suggestions were received from all sections in the society. Due to such a nationwide and extensive participation, it truly embodies national expectations and solutions.
“It is the duty of all States to make good use of the opportunity and contribute to the success of the NEP 2020,” said the Governor, adding that Assam has initiated several steps for implementing the NEP with many key decisions. He exuded confidence that if the right efforts are made, it will be a game changer to shape the next generation of students.
State education minister Ranuj Pegu, advisor to State education Nani Gopal Mahanta, education department’s top official B Kalyan Chakravarthy, AICTE chairman Anil Shahshrabudhe, Vidya Bharati president Ramakrishna Rao, Shankardev education & research foundation president Ramananda Das and secretary Amlandeep Das with other dignitaries were present in the function.
NEP will be a game changer: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi
