Establishment of PM Shri Schools is ongoing; a laboratory of NEP, says Union Education Minister
“School Education is the foundation of a knowledge-based society and National Education Policy (NEP) is a knowledge document that aims to promote all-round development and make education accessible to everyone.” These are the words of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who was addressing the inaugural session on the 2nd day of the National School Education Ministers’ Conference today.
The conference was attended by Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel; Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant; Union Ministers of State for Education and Skill Development, Education Ministers of State Governments Chairperson of Steering committee for developing a new National Curriculum Framework, K Kasturirangan and senior officials from Ministry of Education and State Governments.
Discussions to establish India as a knowledge economy
Union Education Minister reiterated that as we are in the age of Amrit Kaal, the next 25 years are crucial to establishing India as a knowledge economy that is committed to global welfare. Leveraging technology remained an essential point of discussion as it is evidently one of the important aspects of strengthening the education and skilling ecosystem. On the first day of the conference, Union Education Minister visited Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) in Gandhinagar, where he got a glimpse of the technology-enabled learning dimension across the 54,273 schools in Gujarat and 21st-century futuristic education systems.
The Minister highlighted the 5+3+3+4 approach of NEP covering pre-school to secondary, emphasis on ECCE, teacher training & adult education, integration of skill development with school education and prioritising learning in mother tongue which are steps for preparing global citizens of the 21st century.
Establishment of PM Shri Schools
During the session, Education Minister also informed that the government is in the process of establishing PM Shri schools. In this light, these schools will be fully equipped to prepare students for the future. “These state-of-the-art schools will be the laboratory of NEP 2020,” stated Education Minister. He solicited suggestions and feedback from all our states/UTs and the entire education ecosystem for creating a futuristic benchmark model in the form of PM Shri schools.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expressed confidence that this two-day conference organized in Gujarat under Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav of education ministers and academics from across the nation will strengthen the education sector more efficiently.
Comprehensive Learning Recovery Plan
Secretary, School Education – Anita Karwal, in her introductory remarks informed that a comprehensive learning recovery plan (LRP) has been prepared which delineates the action to be undertaken by each stakeholder, indicative annual calendar of activities, existing interventions which can be utilized and additional support with funding as a onetime measure.
- Learning Enhancement Programme (LEP) for all students.
- Teacher Resource Package (TRP)
- Oral Reading Fluency Study (ORF)
- Information and Communication Technology facility to Block Resource Centres: ICT facilities at the BRC level
- Strengthening of Cluster Resource Centres- Mobility support to CRCs
