National Education Policy: Date Extended to Take Your Suggestions

India’s Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar

The last date for sharing inputs on the Draft National Education Policy has been extended from 16th August to 15th September, 2016.

By Rakesh Raman

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Government of India, has released the outlines of the government’s Draft National Education Policy, 2016.

Released in the last week of June 2016 on the government’s website, the 43-page document underlines the challenges in the Indian education system and attempts to provide a framework for the development of education over the coming few years.

Besides in English and Hindi, now the draft policy is available on the mygov website in a range of regional languages.

The government document has highlighted so many flaws in the existing education ecosystem of India that it appears educational institutions are mere stone buildings where no education is happening.

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And after reading the government document which underlines the poor quality of teachers and teaching methods at all levels, all wise parents would wonder why they are sending their children to schools, colleges, and universities.

The last National Education Policy was made in 1986 with some subsequent tweaks in the early 1990s. So, this is the first major attempt by the Indian government in the last three decades to make a new education framework to provide the right education to the students in India.

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You can see the Draft National Education Policy (NEP), 2016 document here. The government invites views and suggestions from citizens to make the final education policy.

The last date for sharing inputs on the Draft National Education Policy has been extended from 16th August to 15th September, 2016.

By Rakesh Raman, who is a government award-winning journalist and runs free schools for deserving children under his NGO – RMN Foundation.