NEP 2020 to enable inclusive, skill-centric and future-ready education: MoS Education at State/UT Education Ministers conclave
MoS Education links National Education Policy 2020 implementation with inclusive, skill-centric and future-ready schooling through DoSEL centrally sponsored schemes and PRAGATI-backed review
- The Ministry of Education held a Conclave of State and UT Education Ministers to review Centrally Sponsored Schemes of the Department of School Education and Literacy with a focus on improving scheme implementation and learning outcomes anchored to NEP 2020.
- PM POSHAN and Tithi Bhojan were emphasised as important interventions for children’s nutritional well-being, especially for children from marginalized communities.
- The Conclave’s second day used the PRAGATI platform to structure discussions on key components of Samagra Shiksha and PM POSHAN for improving implementation.
What happened
Union Minister of State for Education and Development of North Eastern Region, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, addressed the concluding session of a two-day Conclave of State and UT Education Ministers to review Centrally Sponsored Schemes of the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education. The conclave was held at ICAR–National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), New Delhi. The Minister stressed implementation challenges and the need for Centre–State/UT collaboration so that every child, teacher and school can realise its full potential under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, linked with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Background and earlier position
UPSC can use the Minister’s framing to ask how NEP 2020’s inclusive and skill-centric goals are operationalised via DoSEL centrally sponsored schemes, and how PRAGATI-linked reviews are positioned to improve implementation for education and nutrition outcomes.
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