State ready to apply NEP: Education Minister
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 18 2020:
Education Minister Thokchom Radheshyam today conveyed that the tasks for implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 including constitution of a special task force is almost complete.
He was speaking to media persons after attending a brainstorming session for the implementation of NEP today at the conference hall of Samagra Shiksha at Babupara, Imphal.
The Education Minister said that the Education Department has been conducting several brainstorming sessions and discussed the implementation of new National Education Policy in the State since the past few days.
"Various matters, including the difficulties that the State may undergo while making a sudden paradigm shift from old mode of education to the new one have been discussed at length during the sessions," he added.
Stating that the tasks for setting up a special task force for implementation of the new NEP in the State have been finalized, Radheshyam also said that wide circulations for discussing the matter had also been made within the teachers and students fraternity.
Radheshyam said, today's brainstorming session was held for the third time and the officials from Central institutions, COHSEM, Zonal Education Officers and school Principals who participated in the session have thoroughly discussed the various aspects of the new NEP.
Informing that he will be participating in a live phone-in programme on AIR, Imphal at 1 pm tomorrow, the Minister appealed all to participate in the programme and ask questions related to the new NEP.
He also appealed to parents and masses to thoroughly read the new National Education Policy and give suggestions and feedback to the Education Department.