The New National Education Policy-2020 has given special focus on skill, employment oriented and vocational education as a result of which the 21st century will be the century of India and Entrepreneurs will play an important role in this, Haryana Governor and Chancellor of Kurukshetra University Bandaru Dattatreya said on Monday. 

Speaking as chief guest in Entrepreneurship Encouragement Programme organized by Youth Red Cross, Kurukshetra University on Monday under Swawlambi Bharat Abhiyan, he said India is a country of youth and the possibilities of sustainable development in entrepreneurship can be increased only by providing skills to the youth. 

The National Education Policy envisages holistic, future-oriented, job-oriented and skill-oriented education and  Kurukshetra University is doing a lot of work in the area of incubation, start-ups, skill development and entrepreneurship, said the Governor.  

Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal said at present, there is a population of 37 crore youth in the country, which is an invaluable asset for us, who have to become job providers instead of job seekers.

Economic expert and sahsangathak of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Satish Kumar said that Haryana is the most suitable place for entrepreneurship and self-employment.  Vice Chancellor of KU, Prof Som Nath Sachdeva said today self-employment is a big challenge for the country, but the government has accepted this challenge and schemes are being implemented to bring the country forward again in the field of entrepreneurship and self-employment.