Stating the importance of local languages and mother tongue, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan said that learning local languages is also important for critical thinking skills development which is one of the major focus areas of the National Education Policy. The minister, who delivered the keynote address at the India Education Summit 2022, a dialogue platform of Google and Indian Express, shared his thoughts on how to provide education and skills to every Indian, how to transform India into a knowledge economy and the spirit of innovation in each. pocket of India. He said that an estimated 525 million population is under the age group of 3-23 years, of which about 35 crore have access to education and skills.
On bridging this gap, he said, “We should try to bring the remaining 17-18 crores under the umbrella of school education and skilling. We make India by increasing GER, aspirational skilling and economic productivity of young Indians. can make a knowledge superpower.”
During this interaction, the Minister expressed happiness over the young students getting first hand experience of the spirit of innovation during Pariksha Pe Charcha 2022.
Narrating the stories of various students doing innovative work, he said that there is no limit to the confidence, skill, creativity and intellectual potential of our youth. He said that whether it is the brothers and sisters Nandini and Nivedita from Kerala who are simplifying Vedic maths through online workshops, Shubham Majhi of Jamtara or Moon Varma of Kapurthala, it is youths like them who are making it easy in the coming decades. Will ensure big leap for India. The Minister said, “The enthusiasm of innovation displayed by the students of Garhwa, Gwalior, Jamtara, Kottayam, Khurda during Pariksha Pe Charcha has stunned everyone.”
He further said that students from Tier-II and III cities and rural backgrounds are choosing the path of innovation and entrepreneurship. Talking about the highly talented youth in Tier-II and III cities as well as in rural areas, the Education Minister highlighted the need for skill development to help these students fly high and choose the path of innovation and entrepreneurship. inserted.
The Minister also emphasized that the next 25 years are most important for India’s development journey. “In line with NEP 2020, we all need to work collectively to ensure that our students become global citizens and lead India and the world towards a stronger future,” he said.
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