‘The government was not in a haste to implement the National Education Policy (NEP-2020). We engaged in doing our part of the work. As the work progressed we found out that we (The state of Karnataka) have become the first in the country to implement the policy’, Dr. C.N, Ashwatha Narayana, claimed on Sunday.
Addressing the Teachers Day event organized by the Department of Higher Education & Department of Collegiate and Technical Education as the Chief Speaker, he dismissed the statements of opposition party leaders who are criticizing that the state government was in a haste to implement the policy.
“Now, it’s the time we should feel proud that we have become the first state to implement the policy. But that doesn’t mean we are in urgency” the Minister told.
A vast country like India with a huge population of 135 crore needs to empower the future generation through education to become a knowledge economy. Otherwise, we will lag behind in the times of privatization and globalization, he explained.
The minister told, “Countries such as Japan, Germany, the USA, and China have achieved development because of education. Now India aspires to become a developed country by creating well-rounded persons by providing quality education through NEP,”
Saying that the government has maintained transparency in the appointment and transfer process of faculty in Higher Education, he added, the NEP will enable to take academic and administrative autonomy to the institutional level.
Swamy Veereshananda Saraswati Swameeji of Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashrama, Tumakuru said in his keynote address that the NEP which has the objective of imparting knowledge, skill, and values to students will redefine India.
On the occasion, Prof.B.Thimmegowda, Vice-President, The State Higher Education Council, and Prof.Shivaprasad SM were felicitated. Talented faculty members were presented with certificates.
While Dr.Vijayasri and Dr.Chandrashekar spoke on behalf of faculty, Naveen Kumar H.M., a student of GRCC, Bengaluru, spoke on behalf of the student community.
Dr.B.Thimmegowda, Rijwan Arshad, MLA, Spoke on the occasion. P.Pradeep, The Commissioner, Dept. of Collegiate Education, Balachandra, Chief Administrative Officer, Dept. of Collegiate Education were present.