National Education Policy 2020 and CSOs

Abstract

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 approved by the Union Cabinet amidst COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted the educational systems worldwide, has raised new hopes and aspiration for millions of out of school children who are at the periphery of its theme, ‘Educate, Encourage and Enlighten’. Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modiji in his address to the nation on 74 Independence Day told that to attain the goal of self reliance (Aatam Nirbhar Bharat) there is a strong need of integration in all sectors rather than working in silos. He also expressed his faith in the NEP-2020 which is aimed to building strong foundation for the knowledge based contemporary aspirational India to match up with the new emerging world and global standards. He further tweeted, the NEP is based on ‘pillars of access, equality, quality, affordability and accountability’, aimed to achieve inclusive and pluralistic society by producing sensible and responsible.