Lok Sabha Question No. 4697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: New Education Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4697 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## New Education Policy

## † 4697. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total expenditure (capital and recurring) required to implement the draft New Education Policy (NEP), 2019;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  decentralize  the  accreditation  process  by  allowing private agencies other than NAAC to rate the educational institutions and the manner in which the  said  move  will  improve  the  performance  of  educational  institutions  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes that private schools should be promoted philanthropically or otherwise and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the major objections have been received from various stakeholders regarding the draft of the New Education Policy, 2019 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (d):  The  Government is in the process of formulating a New Education Policy. In this regard,  a  Committee  for  the  Draft  National  Education  Policy  was  constituted  in  June  2017 under the Chairmanship of Dr. K Kasturirangan, which submitted its report to the Ministry on 31 st May 2019. The Draft NEP 2019 was uploaded on MHRD's website at https://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Draft\_NEP\_2019\_EN\_Revised.pdf and also at https://innovate.mygov.in/list-nep/ to elicit comments  and  suggestions from the various stakeholders. Further, letters were written to States/UTs Governments and Government of India Ministries  inviting  their  views  and  comments  on  DNEP  2019.    An  Education  Dialogue  with Hon'ble MPs of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka & Odisha on three consecutive days i.e on 31.07.2019, 01.08.2019 & 02.08.2019. Two meetings, one with State Education Secretaries of School Education and another with State Secretaries of Higher & Technical Education was held on 09.07.2019 and 08.08.2019 respectively. Around 2 lakh  suggestions  on  the  Draft  National  Education  Policy  have  been  received  from  various stakeholders.  A  special  meeting  of  CABE  on  National  Education  Policy  was  held  on 21.09.2019,  to  discuss  the  National  Education  Policy.  There  has  been  wide  publicity  and positive feedback from all stakeholders. Accordingly, based on all feedback/comments received from various  stakeholders  on  the  Draft  NEP,  the  Ministry  is  in  the  process  of  finalizing  the National Education Policy, 2020.

The guiding principles  of  National  Education  Policy  2020  are  access,  equity,  quality, accountability and affordability. Draft National Education Policy 2019 has made recommendation regarding broadening the scope of accreditation to cover all Higher Educational Institutions. In keeping with the principle of affordability, it is also proposed the enhancement of philanthropic efforts may be encouraged to provide equitable access to quality education for all sections of the society.

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