Budget Push to Digital University will fix seat shortage, reduce digital divide: PM Modi
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The Union Budget for 2022-23 will greatly help implement the National Education Policy (NEP) on the ground, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
The Union Budget for 2022-23 will greatly help implement the National Education Policy (NEP) on the ground, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, asserting that the decision to set up a National Digital University can solve the problem of shortage of seats in educational institutions in India.
Addressing a webinar on the positive impact of the Union Budget 2022-23, PM Modi said the budget focuses on five aspects related to the education sector - universalisation of quality education, skill development, urban planning and design, internationalisation and AVGC (Animation Visual Effects Gaming Comic).
The prime minister stressed that digital connectivity kept the education system running amid a global pandemic. "We are seeing how the digital divide is rapidly shrinking in India. Innovation is ensuring inclusion for us," he said.
Educational infrastructure such as e-Vidya, One Class One Channel, Digital Labs and Digital University are going to help students a lot, he said.
PM Modi asserted that the Budget for 2022-23 will be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground.
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Emphasising that education in mother tongue is related to the students' mental development, the PM highlighted that medical and technical education have begun in many states in local languages.
