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Education
Opportunity For All

eptember 5, the birthday of former
President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,
Sis celebrated as Teacher’s Day. Dr
Radhakrishnan defined education as an
instrument for social, economic and cultural
change.
Taking this many notches further, Prime FOR NEW INDIA
Minister Narendra Modi said, “We have to
ensure that our students become Global The National Education Policy lays
Citizens while remaining connected to their the foundation of a new nation where
roots.” National Education Policy (NEP),
2020 broadly reflects his philosophy. youth gets empowered through
FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT education and skills and also to take
Speaking at the Higher Education country to a new vertical of growth
Conclave on August 7, 2020, Prime Minister
said that there is a healthy debate on the
NEP. The policy laid the foundation of a New
India, the education and skills needed for the
youth to strengthen country, to advance it to
new heights of development and to further
empower citizens to make them suitable for
maximum opportunities.
Prime Minister said that Indian education
system remained unchanged leading to
lopsided priorities where people were
focussing on either becoming a doctor or, an
engineer or a lawyer. There was no mapping
of interest, ability and demand. The NEP
also reflects upon ideals of Rabindranath
Tagore on education, which aimed at living
with peace and in harmony with nature. A
holistic approach was needed, which the
NEP achieved successfully.
TO BUILD AN EMPOWERED SOCIETY

The policy has been formulated keeping The end-product of education
should be a free creative
in mind two biggest questions: Whether man, who can battle against
education system motivates youth for historical circumstances and
creativity, curiosity and commitment-driven adversities of nature.
life and whether it empowers youth, to help
in building an empowered society in the -DR. SARVEPALLI
country? RADHAKRISHNAN
The NEP draws broadly from Mahatma FORMER PRESIDENT
Gandhi's philosophy that the function of OF INDIA

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