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FRAMEWORK FOR

SAFETY AND

INSURANCE

EDUCATION AT

SCHOOL LEVEL

Abstract
Look at the world around us. It will not take much time to realise the omnipresence of unsafe practices and lack of
responsible conduct in all spheres of our life and their ill effects. No amount of exhortation has helped in eliminating
these evils. Only lasting solution to behaviour modification lies in starting early at younger ages. Inculcate the value of
safe practice and responsible behaviour through eduction in Safety, Risk Management and Insurance. In the past very
little has happeneed on this count. It has remained a wishful thinking. It is time to initiate some concrete steps.

New Education Policy(NEP) recently approved by the Central On their own, these two changes mean nothing. The
Government is the current focus of the country. Two specific reform measures which form part of the policy
highlights of NEP repeatedly flashed in the media headlines change, the way they are implemented and the extent of
are, resources committed for actualisation of those policy
measures will decide future of Indian education system. I
First, the change of format from 7+3+2 to (3+2) 5+3+3+4,
am sure, the policy which saw the light of the day after a
and,
long incubation period, will initiate real refreshing reforms
Second, the renaming of HRD Ministry as Education
to transform the outdated Indian educational system.
Ministry.
The quality of Indian education is no secret nor are the
About the author reasons for such poor quality. The dichotomy of few bright
academic spots contributing immensely in the intellectual
S H Gejji domain along with vast majority of Indians with deplorable
M.Com LLB(Gen) FIII standards, is probably another reality unique to India. In the
(Retired official of The New India field of economics gini co-efficient is an index used to
Assurance Co Ltd., Faculty and PGDM measure 'economic inequality'. A similar index for measuring
Coordinator at National Insurance appalling 'literacy in-equality' might come handy in
Academy, Pune (On deputation during attracting the required constant attention of policy makers
2013-18). to the status of country's educational environment.

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