New Education
policy by December: MoS HRD Dr. Satya Pal Singh
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Shri Satya Pal Singh has said that the new education policy is in final stages
and it would be announced in December. Inaugurating a 'National Academic meet'
in Thiruvananthapuram today, Dr. Singh said the policy envisages to 'correct'
the course of education system in the country, that has followed a colonial
mindset. He pointed out that unfortunately after independence, most of the
academicians followed the footsteps of British and Western scholars and
deliberately denigrating Indian culture. Stating that the biggest challenge
being faced by the education system and the government is 'how to de-colonise
the Indian mind' and the government is working on the policy in this regard.
The Minister said it will be the first education policy that was discussed
layer by layer and threadbare.
Dr. Singh said improving the quality of education from
the primary level, making higher education affordable to people and accessing
higher education to more are some of the major issues faced by the education
system. He said skill development is one of the major areas the government has
given thrust upon.
To prevent the exodus of students to foreign countries
seeking education, Dr. Singh said the higher education institutions should be
developed to the standard of Centres of International Excellence. He said
accessibility to higher education in the country is only 25.6 per cent while in
USA 86 per cent Germany 80 and in China 60 per cent. The Minister pointed out
that the aim of the government is to improve the higher education system in the
country to make available to more students. Stating that higher education is
very expensive, Dr. Singh said it has to be made more affordable to all
sections in the society.
Indicating that changes are necessary in the Right to
Education Act, Dr. Singh said the Act lacks teeth. The Act provides right to
compulsory primary education. But what is the remedy if parents do not send
their children to school. So many things have to be done in improving the
primary education in the country', he added.
The meet was organised by Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram
as part of the navathi celebration of P Parameswarn, Director of Vichara
Kendram.
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Rizvi Institute of
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