Piyush Goyal : National Education Policy 2020 will make India knowledge capital of world
27 Feb 2021 14:16:11
New Delhi, Feb 27: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Feb 26, that the National Education Policy has given emphasis to innovation, entrepreneurship and skill development. The minister was addressing the FICCI Higher Education Summit when he said that the policy will make India the knowledge capital of the world. He said, the National Education Policy allows students to be more creative in their chosen fields.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Education Policy will transform the way we educate our children. The urge to expand education and knowledge will give the initiative a new thrust that will make India the knowledge capital of the world. Goyal said that with the NEP, we will feel proud that every child in the country is entitled to, and getting equal quality of education. He said that knowledge is an amazing treasure if shared in troves and if unused it shrinks.
The Minister further added that every moment in our life is about learning, increasing our knowledge and sharing our knowledge with the society. And the policy has been formulated after extensive consultations, and hence has been widely accepted. The Minister said that if we focus on personality development, teach responsibility and moral sciences, in order to prepare them to become better citizens, inculcate a spirit of nationalism and develop a reading habit, it will redefine the way we educate our children.
He said that, the Indian education system has to attain the level where students from even the developed nations would come for higher studies in our country, even in institutes other than IITs and IIMs. Goyal said that together, this country can do wonders. He called upon the people engaged in the education sector to work together in that spirit of oneness and prepare a road map for 7 billion citizens of the world. The Minister lauded the contribution of schools and teachers in nation building, to deal with future and to alleviate poverty. Union Minister Goyal said that education is a great equalizer, empowers everyone, and helps in taking the right decisions at the right time.