Parley by The Hindu Can the NEP aid access to universal education?
The new National Education Policy (NEP), approved by the Union Cabinet last week, seeks to align itself with the Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all in the next 20 years. The policy has brought into its ambit children in the age group of 3 to 18 years. There are concerns that the policy abandons the state’s commitments under the RTE Act.
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Guests: Leena Chandran Wadia, senior consultant in the Kasturirangan Committee.
Anita Rampal, former Dean, Faculty of Education, at Delhi University.
Host: D. Suresh Kumar, Deputy Resident Editor, The Hindu
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