NEP-2020 is purely a people’s policy, says expert

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 19

“New Education Policy (NEP) is purely people’s policy. This policy is for society. Each step recorded in policy is based on the practical experience and actual needs of society. Now educationists from all over the country are working together continuously for this benefit to reach the people. The need is now to discuss this policy in the Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) in schools, colleges, universities, to make everyone aware of the effective steps of the policy. Along with this, all educational institutions have to make NEP task force and start work on it with the help of subject experts.”

This message was delivered by eminent educationist Atul Kothari, who is the National Secretary of the Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, New Delhi. He was the keynote speaker and subject expert on the first day of a five-day webinar series on the implementation of New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 at IK Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU).

The university in collaboration with Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, New Delhi, is organising five-day webinar series on ‘Implementation of National Education Policy’ 2020’ from August 18 to August 24. The directors/principals/faculty members of constituent campuses and affiliated institutes of the university were the participants of this webinar.

The primary objective of this webinar series is to disseminate the information of NEP 2020 to all stakeholders of the education fraternity. The key resource persons of first day of webinar series, NEP and Vision for India were Prof (Dr) Ajay Kumar Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, IKGPTU, Jalandhar, and Dr. Atul Kothari, National Secretary, Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, New Delhi.

In the inauguration session, Dr Sharma motivated all stakeholders of the education field to prepare the road map for adoption of this policy in true spirit for the benefit of society. He also talked about immediate steps to be taken, challenges and strategy for adoption of the NEP.