Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: New Education Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SUDHEER GUPTA, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 2 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## New Education Policy

## *2. SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has set up any panel to formulate a New Education Policy and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the States have been consulted prior to finalisation of the policy and if so, the details of such States and those remaining so far; (c)  whether  the  said  panel  has  submitted  its  report  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the main recommendations and the progress made so far by the Government towards the formulation of the New Education Policy; and (d) the time by which the policy is likely to be implemented and the benefits accrued in the rural
- areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 2 FOR REPLY ON 18.07.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VINAYAK BHAURAO  RAUT  AND  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL  REGARDING  NEW  EDUCATION POLICY

(a) to (d): The Government initiated the process of formulating a New Education Policy (NEP), for which it carried out nearly a year-long consultation process across 33 identified themes. It proceeded on three parallel tracks-online consultations through MyGov.in; grass-root consultation starting from village  level  to  block,  district,  state  and  zonal  levels;  and  thematic  consultations  with  experts conducted  by  MHRD  and  its  various  autonomous  bodies.  The  consultation  process  for  the formulation of New Education Policy was discussed with all the States on 21 st March 2015 and was also an agenda item in the 63 rd CABE meeting held on 19 th August, 2015. Six zonal meetings were also  held  on  NEP  with  the  State  Education  Ministers,  State  Education  Secretaries  and  other  state officials.  The  State  Governments  played  a  very  important  role  in  the  entire  consultation  process, especially the grassroots level consultations.

The Ministry had constituted a 5-member Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy  on  31 st October  2015  under  the  chairmanship  of  Shri  T.S.R.  Subramanian,  former  Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. The other four members of the Committee were Smt. Shailaja Chandra,  former  Chief  Secretary,  NCT  of  Delhi;  Shri  Sevaram  Sharma,  former  Home  Secretary, NCT of Delhi; Shri Sudhir Mankad, former Chief Secretary, Gujarat; and Prof. J.S. Rajput, former Director,  NCERT.  The  Committee  submitted  its  report  on  the  27 th May,  2016.  The  Report  of  the Committee is available on the website of NUEPA and can be accessed at http://www.nuepa.org/New/download/NEP2016/ReportNEP.pdf.

After  perusal  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  and  the  recommendations  from  various consultations  as  well  as  other  views  and  comments  received,  'Some  inputs  for  the  draft  National Education Policy, 2016' have been formulated and these can be accessed on the MHRD website at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Inputs\_Draft\_NEP\_2016.pdf. Comments/Suggestions have been invited up to 31 st July, 2016.

The  Ministry  has  already  written  to  all  Government  of  India  Ministries  and  State Governments inviting comments/views/suggestions.

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