Tatsat Chronicle Magazine

NEP 2020 will make India a knowledge superpower: Education Minister

Minister Dharmendra Pradhan virtually addresses 61st foundation day of NCERT
September 2, 2021
NEP 2020
Dharmendra Pradhan. (File Photo: IANS)

NEP 2020 – Union Education and Skill Development Minister Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan said the New Education Policy-2020 will turn India into a global knowledge superpower and appreciated NCERT’s efforts in improving the quality of education. Recognizing NCERT’s milestones in its journey from bringing out the National Curriculum Frameworks for school education to the Alternative Academic Calendar to facilitate learning during the pandemic, he said that NCERT should gear up for bringing in a massive transformation in education as envisaged in the NEP 2020.

The Minister was speaking at the 61st Foundation Day of NCERT via video conferencing. Minister of State of Education, Mr. Subhash Sarkar; Minister for State for Education Dr. Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh, and senior officials of the Ministry and NCERT were present on the occasion.

Mr. Subhash Sarkar appreciated the magnificent memorable service of NCERT as the resource centre of research, development and training, mentioning that 42 lakh teachers had been trained under the NISHTHA initiative. He stressed the role of integration of vocational and academic education for achieving the roles of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Skill India. He recalled that the Prime Minister had said that the NEP will contribute to a new India. The role of NCERT is indispensable in this regard.

Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh said that the foundation day was an occasion to rejoice in the past, introspect, and plan for the future. Through amusing fables, he appreciated the regular review of materials and flexibility to adopt/ adapt in NCERT that contribute to the joy of learning. Recalling the episodes of collectively cleaning the school campus from his schooldays, he hoped that the sense of belongingness among learners to schools will be imparted through the new curriculum. This will also strengthen the concept of the Swasth Bharat programme.

Prof. Shridhar Shrivastava, Director (I/C), NCERT presented a brief overview of the last six decades of achievements of the Council, which includes the Constituent Units—Regional Institutes of Education at Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Shillong and Mysuru, along with CIET, New Delhi and PSSCIVE Bhopal. The programme was attended online by all the faculty members, staff and other invitees of all the constituents of NCERT through the Official Youtube channel. The entire programme was conducted with Covid appropriate protocol in place. The publication of NCERT titled ‘Dictionary of Sociology’ in three languages: English, Hindi and Urdu, explaining the terms in Sociology was formally released by the dignitaries on the dais.


For , Follow Tatsat Chronicle on FacebookTwitter and get connected to us on LinkedIn