Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emphasized the significance of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and posted an article that highlights its significance for India's journey toward self-reliance and comprehensive development.
The article written by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan discusses the evolving roles of teachers in the modern world and how they are crucial as "transformers," shaping the lives of future generations into accountable and righteous citizens.
Sharing the Union Minister’s article titled ‘The Teacher in a changing world’ published in a leading daily, PM Modi wrote, “the Union Minister explains the significance of the NEP 2020 and also how the teachers today are quickly embracing digital classrooms, AI, changing curricula and varied learning needs, supported by platforms like PM eVidya, DIKSHA and SWAYAM."
digital classrooms, Artificial Intelligence, shifting curricula and diverse learning needs, aided by platforms such as PM eVidya, DIKSHA and SWAYAM."
In his piece, Pradhan looked back at India's journey towards self-reliance, observing that NEP 2020 is an ambitious national endeavor building the backbone of the 'atmanirbharta' mission planned for 2047.
“The NEP designates teachers as 'transformers' who will shape future generations into responsible, skilled and well-rounded citizens. The Prime Minister has consistently emphasised teachers’ crucial role in this regard,” he wrote in the article.
He added, “Parents give birth; the guru gives life. These life-givers are the soul of the magnificent building. The school building, which the government can construct, is like the body, but the teachers are the soul.”
Recently, PM Modi has repeatedly called for ‘atmanirbharta’ and promoting ‘swadeshi’ in his speeches, including his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, highlighting the goal of building a prosperous India by 2047.
NEP 2020 just finished five years of its implementation, offering a visionary blueprint to revise schools as living labs where education extends beyond textbooks, marks, and memorization. Its "5+3+3+4" architecture, coupled with the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023, prioritizes experiential and competency-based learning.
