Country supports youth's aspirations: PM on one year of NEP

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 29

On the completion of one year of the National Education Policy (NEP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it was one of the major factors in the grand exercises of nation building and assured the youth that the country supported their aspirations.

Modi said in the last one year, teachers, principals and policymakers of the country had worked hard in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground.

“India’s new National Education Policy is one of the major factors in the ‘mahayagna’ (great exercise) of nation-building,” the PM said

“The new NEP assures the youth that the country is now completely with them and with their aspirations,” he said.

The Artificial Intelligence programme, which was launched today, would make the student future-oriented and pave the way for an AI-driven economy.

“Similarly, National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) and National Education Technology Forum (NETF) will go a long way in providing a digital and technological framework to the entire country,” Modi said.

Highlighting that the NEP also gave importance to mother tongue and local languages, Modi said he was happy that 14 engineering colleges in eight states were going to start studies in five Indian languages — Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bangla.

He also said, “A tool has been developed for translating engineering courses in 11 languages. Even at the elementary level, mother tongue is being promoted and the Vidya Pravesh programme, launched today, will play a big role in that.”