Haryana first to implement NEP, says Governor

Chandigarh, August 9

Governor Bandaru Dattatreya said Haryana was the first state to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. With its implementation, a new era had started, making the future of the youth secure.

The Governor was addressing a day’s workshop of Vice Chancellors and Registrars of the universities across the state here today.

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Education Minister Kanwar Pal were present.

The Governor said they should participate in the revolution of education and make a positive effort to shape India as envisaged in the policy.

He said the universities played a pivotal role for ensuring the successful implementation of the policy. Under the policy, new job-oriented courses would be started. He said many universities had started new courses.

Dattatreya said the objective of the workshop was to coordinate and review the work done by them. The Centre had done a commendable work by launching the National Education Policy. — TNS