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Annapurna promises Central help in education sector

Pankaj Kumar

Union Minister of State for Education, Annapurna Devi, on Thursday promised to work for completion of the unfinished works of Central University as well as IIT- ISM and at the same time criticised the State Government for not supporting the Union Government for early implementation of projects.

The two institutions in Jharkhand would get needed support from her Ministry, she said. Talking to media persons here she levelled allegations on the State Government that is not willing to take up reforms in education that is in the national education policy 2020.

"The State Government is bent upon ruining the education system in the state", she said .

The  NEP  would help develop a new  and strong India . She explained the NEP in length and said that now technical education, especially engineering courses can be taken up in eleven regional languages. Senior BJP leader Ragini Singh with whom she met on Thursday over a breakfast handed over a memorandum to her demanding setting up a central school in Jharia for betterment of school level education in the coal belt..

On her arrival on Wednesday night, she met intellectuals,  principals of colleges and other educational institutions and asked them to suggest what they want for betterment in the education system .Participating in the Jan Ashirwad Yatra, she hailed the Prime Minister for his courage for OBC reservation and other reforms .

The minister was given a rousing welcome during the yatra both in Dhanbad as well as in Giridih during the day.