Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) In a strongly worded response to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that before seeking clarifications from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he needs a deep understanding of the National Education Policy (NEP). He further asked Chief … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Pune, April 19 (IANS) NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday strongly opposed the MahaYuti government’s decision to introduce Hindi as the third compulsory language in classes 1 to 5 in English and Marathi schools, saying it would not be tolerated. “Undermining Marathi in the forceful implementation of the National … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has taken a policy decision to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with Hindi as a compulsory third language from the academic year 2025-26. As per a detailed government notification, Hindi will be a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday launched the ‘Shishu Vatika’, the pre-school programme, as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The government also organised the special programme, ‘Pravesh Divas’, as enrolment for the 2025-26 academic session began. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the programme … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, saying that corruption and governance deficit were the defining features of the country’s educational past, and the NEP 2020 represents a decisive break from this inglorious past. In a newspaper … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) As the DMK MPs protested in Parliament over the National Education Policy (NEP), their protests have sparked a sharp response from BJP National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh. According to Chugh, the DMK’s opposition to the NEP, particularly the three-language formula, is little more than a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, March 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu school education minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, has strongly criticised the National Education Policy (NEP), calling it an “RSS-driven agenda” of the Union government rather than a genuine education policy. His remarks came in response to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s speech in Parliament on … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Calling the opposition to the three-language formula a political stand, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in the Lok Sabha on Monday that the Central government is open to discussion on the issue despite Tamil Nadu taking a U-turn just before signing a MoU for the … Read more
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) A Tamil Nadu-based lawyer has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court, seeking the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal. Chennai-based lawyer G.S. Mani filed the PIL on Thursday, arguing that these states are constitutionally and legally obligated to implement … Read more