Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the inaugural session of the Governors’ Conference on the National Education Policy (NEP) through video conference.
PM Modi said that NEP 2020 is working towards building an Atmanirbhar Bharat. President Kovind said that the policy would be helpful in making Indian students global citizens.
Ministry of Education organised the conference titled ‘Role of NEP-2020 in Transforming Higher Education’.
It was attended by education ministers of all states, vice-chancellors of state universities and other senior officials. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to turn India into an “equitable and vibrant knowledge society”.
PM Modi said that the NEP will prepare the country’s youth on parameters of both knowledge and skill needed in the future.
“Today the world is discussing the fast-changing nature of work, jobs in the future. This policy will prepare the country’s youth according to the needs of the future on both knowledge and skills front,” he said.
The Prime Minister credited the wide-ranging consultation undertaken by the Education Ministry in the drafting stages for the NEP’s acceptance in the country.
