Considering the fact that we are a country of almost 1.36 billion people now, thus there was an urgent need for a progressive and practical national education policy since it was in 1986 when the last education policy was brought. Since education converts human population into human-resource and as such human-resource country can strengthen itself for the overall development, socially, politically and economically. In this regard the new education policy is really a very good initiative, though it is progressive but doesn't look practical.
Various provisions included in
this new education policy are really commendable such as, focus on vocational
studies in school and for that provision for the National committee for
integration of vocational education is really commendable. Similarly emphasis
on digital and computer education like dedicated unit for digital and online
learning also computer coding to be taught from class six onwards. 360 degree
evaluation of students which will also include their skill. Emphasis on
research and experiment for which National research foundation to be
established. Importance of board examination will be reduced and can be
conducted twice. Early childhood care for children below five years and
education curriculum to be carried out by the government. National mission on
foundation literacy and numeracy to be set up by the government. Emphasis on
nutrition and health care for which regular health check-up for school children
to be carried out. Content focuses on ideas, application and problem solving.
Bringing flexibility in the choice of students for choosing subjects specially
in secondary school, so far such functional flexibility was available only in
JNU. Medium of instruction will be local or regional languages specially in
primary education and so on. These are few provisions suggested in the new
education policy which seems to be good but not practical in some cases.
Although all the provisions
talked in this vision document is really good but considering the present
government's attitude and vision towards education so far, it looks like
bringing Ram Raj ( utopia) as they had promised in 2014. Since so far the
average spending on education to India's GDP is around 2.86% in this government
while it was around 3.36% in the UPA-2. Hence this vision document may not also
prove to be one another Jumala as was Smart City mission and various other
visions which they had brought in 2014-15. Considering the present condition of
education facilities and its infrastructure and the work done in the last six
year in this sector, this vision of new education policy seems to be
unrealistic. So far it has been seen that this government has kept on reducing
the expenses of India's GDP on the education sector and now they have come up
with a new policy in which they have talked about giving six percent of Indian
GDP, looks like one another jumla. So far it has been seen that this government
has kept on targeting higher educational institutions like JNU, BHU, Jamia
Islamia etc and there has been continuous confrontation between the colleges
and government all across the country, thus it creates apprehension in the mind
about their commitment towards this utopian new education policy.
However the whole country will
hope that this new policy on education will be implemented word by word in the
coming time and for this government will bring various legislations very soon.
And instead of emphasising on the private sector only the government will
implement it in such a way that it will be available to those students also who
live in far isolated villages where at present even roof is also not available
for them. Hence hopefully the government will address the inequality in the
availability of education facilities also and will be available to every child
irrespective of their social and economical status. Because this gap of
inequality is very wide at present and keeps on widening with the passes of
time. Hence hopefully this very normative provisions will be implemented soon
and will be available to every individual student in the country irrespective
of their social and economical status. And the inequality in the availability
of education will be also addressed.
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