Activists want expert committee to monitor NEP 2020 implementation
The Hindu
Online petition launched
City-based social activists have urged the Chief Minister to establish a high-level committee of experts drawn from both private and government sectors to monitor the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and shore up the quality of education.
An online petition has also been started to garner support for their demand and Ashvini Ranjan, who has been involved in the endeavour, said it was inevitable if the country was to develop and progress economically and socially. The petition said a basic level of education and awareness in its people is a prerequisite for the country’s progress but 74 years after independence had not seen any upliftment in the education system.
More than 60 per cent of the students in the country were exposed to poor and pitiful schools and 40 per cent of the children in class 5 could not read or do math of grade 2 while 30 per cent of class 8 students had similar disability. The pandemic has worsened the situation, said the petition.
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