国际英语资讯:Indias new education policy evokes mixed reaction
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <span word="India">India</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span>-2020 (<span word="NEP">NEP</span>-2020) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evoked">evoked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educationists">educationists</span>, <span word="academicians">academicians</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="budgetary">budgetary</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span> <span word="from">from</span> 4.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gross">Gross</span> <span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="Product">Product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rashtriya">Rashtriya</span> <span word="Swayamsevak">Swayamsevak</span> <span word="Sangh">Sangh</span> (<span word="RSS">RSS</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Volunteers">Volunteers</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="socio">socio</span>-<span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span>" <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Ramakrishna">Ramakrishna</span> <span word="Rao">Rao</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="RSS">RSS</span>' <span word="education">education</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> -- "<span word="Vidya">Vidya</span> <span word="Bharti">Bharti</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RSS">RSS</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NEP">NEP</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> (<span word="NEP">NEP</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>, <span word="present">present</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finalised">finalised</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="villages">villages</span>," <span word="Rao">Rao</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Left">Left</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NEP">NEP</span>-2020 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="centralise">centralise</span>, <span word="communalise">communalise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commercialise">commercialise</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="formulating">formulating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="strayed">strayed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="universalizing">universalizing</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>.</p>
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