Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, on Saturday, said that the New Education Policy (NEP-2020) will be the medium to bring the new generation of the country out of Macaulay mentality. As per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the NEP-2020 has been framed to spread awareness about Indian culture among the new generation. He was speaking to the media during his visit to Nagpur for a programme.

 

The Education Minister said that the New Education Policy will enter its sixth year and is a paradigm shift towards radical changes (Maulik Parivartan). Pradhan said that Prime minister Narendra Modi wanted that the country needs to come out of Macaulay mentality and NEP-2020 will be the medium to bring the new generation of the country out of it. Pradhan added that India is a country of youth and it is the responsibility of the Education Department to prepare the present youth and future generation with education in their mother tongue, competency and skill-based studies. He also pitched for holistic assessment of studies, entrepreneurship and innovation in education and the youth should not be just job-seekers, but job creators and the New Education Policy is working in that direction.

 

“There is an utmost need to create more entrepreneurs in the country and then, we can just create more jobs. Government of India is working hard to encourage more job creators with the help of technology. More entrepreneurs will help to cater the demand of our country and the Global South,” said Pradhan.