Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has invited President Ram Nath Kovind for a virtual programme - Visitors Conference on the Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP 2020) which will be conducted on September 19, 2020.
The union minister tweeted the same stating that a visit was made to the President Ram Nath Kovind thanking him for his guidance in the Governor’s Conference’ and National Teacher Award 2020. He further added that on the occasion the President was also invited for the virtual programme of the Visitor’s Conference on the Implementation of National Education Policy to be conducted on September 19, 2020.
The vice Chancellors from Central Universities, directors of Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management from across the country are expected to participate in the programmes and have also paved the way for the implementation of the new National Education Policy.
Governor Conference
The government recently conducted the Governor’s Conference on the National Education Policy. The conference was attended by the education ministers from the states along with the state and central university Vice-chancellors and other senior officials.
The Prime Minister who has also inaugurated the conference stated that the NEP is not just incorporated to change the education system but also gives new friction to the social and economic aspects of the country. The NEP will also help in shaping and strengthening a self-reliant India.
NEP to be implemented by 2022
The authorities have asked that the National Education Policy be implemented in the country by 2022. The Prime Minister made the statement at the virtual conclave on School Education in the 21st Century where he stated that NEP has sown the seeds for a new India and is a new beginning for the students, parents, teachers and they must ensure that the implementation of the NEP is taken up effectively.
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