We are using only 5 per cent of our country’s capacity, if we are not teaching and learning in local Indian languages, said Home Minister Amit Shah while delivering his address on the second anniversary of the announcement of the national lockdown. education Policy (NEP) 2020. If we are teaching only in English, we are reaching out to only five per cent students in a class, Shah said.
The biggest criticism the NEP has faced is its focus on imparting education in Indian languages. The government says that teaching in the mother tongue will make it easier to understand and at the same time ensure that no one is discriminated against because of their language skills in colleges or at the time of employment. However, a large section of academicians claim that the policy is a move to nationalize the use of Hindi. They also claim that this is regressive as Indian youth will lose out on international opportunities.
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Addressing the gathering, Shah said, “I have looked back at top lawyers only because they do not know how to speak English fluently.” He said that the aim of teaching in the regional language is to end such misfortunes for the generations to come.
Shah said that India There are unlimited potentials but we have ‘limited’ ourselves. “If knowledge is available in Indian languages then 100% of India’s capabilities can be used for the development of the country.”
He further congratulated PM Modi and the Ministry of Education for conducting the engineering and medical examinations – JEE and NEET – in local languages. The second biggest exam in India CUET which is applicable for admission in top colleges was also conducted in Indian languages. The Home Minister said that such high-stakes examinations in many languages are a sign of India’s progress.
In this program, Shah launched three initiatives. The first initiative launched on the second anniversary of NEP was the partnership between IGNOU with skill development institutions. Under the partnership, 32 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), 3,000+ Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), 500+ Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) and around 300 Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) will join IGNOU as registration centres, examination . Center and workstation for practical training.
The Home Minister also announced skill centers under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). , Under this, higher education institutions are expanding their campuses as skill hubs to maximize the potential to deliver skill development courses. Under its pilot programme, close to 2000 skill hubs have been set up with over 1.53 lakh candidates trained so far.
In addition, more than 100 National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQFs) have identified the future under six key areas including Industries (Manufacturing/Services) and Industry 4.0, Infrastructure Connectivity (EV and Drones), Electronics Manufacturing and VLSI, Automation in Technology Infrastructure. Skills developed. Including 5G and cyber security, digital emerging technologies, indigenous R&D. These qualifications range from foundation level courses to long term training.
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