The proposed new education policy has been put through much scrutiny and designed to strengthen academics so as to influence the world through India’s age-old value system, said Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday.
“The new policy has been subjected to intense consultation as it was put in the public domain for suggestions. In fact, it has been the biggest-ever consultation taken up in the world,” Dr Pokhriyal said while delivering the first lecture of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Lecture Series at the SOA University here.
The new policy, being taken up after a gap of over three decades, will be based on India’s ethics and value system and have the objective of strengthening the nation while making life meaningful, he said, adding that no other country shares the philosophy of India.
Dr Pokhriyal, also a writer and a columnist, said India has over 1,000 universities, 45,000 degree colleges, 16 lakh schools, over one crore teachers and 33 crore students which is more than the population of the USA. “A lot hinges on our the young generation,” he said.
Referring to the ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’, ‘Skill India’ and ‘Startup India’ campaigns of the Government, Dr. Pokhriyal said such endeavours would take the country to the top.
SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof RK Chauhan welcomed the Minister.