AIFUCTO calls for withdrawing NEP
The Hindu
Resolution passed during the 31st statutory conference of the AIFUCTO at Tirupathi
The All India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations (AIFUCTO) has demanded the Central government to revoke the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which, they feared, could lead to disastrous tendencies in the education sector.
A resolution to this effect was passed during the three-day 31st statutory conference of the federation that concluded at Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday.
According to a press note issued by the federation, the conference also urged the Central government to rein in alleged attempts being made to privatise and communalise the education sector through various statutory bodies including the University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, National Council for Teacher Education, and the AYUSH.
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