National Conference Opens on Innovation in School Education

Prakash Javadekar releasing the publication at the inauguration of the National Conference on Innovations (Navonmesh) in School Education, in New Delhi on April 18, 2017

Addressing a three-day national conference on innovation (Navonmesh) in school education at NCERT headquarters in New Delhi Tuesday, a Minister of Human Resources Development, Prakash Javadekar, emphasised the need to impart quality education to students.

Javadekar said we are planning to create awareness among parents and teachers as well as students regarding the norms of education being given at certain level in definitive mode.

For this, posters will be displayed in school across the country. Teacher will be provided proper training and accountability will be fixed. He said the government has drawn up a learning outcome charter to improve and ensure the quality of education.

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The Minister said five camps will be organized for innovations in education under the Navonmesh this year at Raipur, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Guwahati, and Pune where the aspects of teacher education, imparting of quality education, collaboration of community and proper use of digital means for education will be discussed by various state government officers, NGOs, and others.

The conference was addressed by Anil Swarup, Secretary School Education; Hrushikesh Senapati, Director NCERT; and Shigeru Aoyagi, Director and UNESCO representative.