Governor chairs a meeting on implementation of NEP 2020

Governor chairs a meeting on implementation of NEP 2020

Planning and  synergy among all the stakeholders is key to successful rollout of NEP 2020: Governor

Guwahati,Rongili Barta- With a view to give implementation of National Education Policy (NEP)  2020, a new momentum, Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria held a daylong meeting with the directors and heads of the institutions of higher education institutions to assess their preparedness on the implementation of NEP 2020 in Raj Bhavan. Addressing the meeting, the Governor said that the need of the hour is to effectively implement NEP 2020 in letter and spirit. He, therefore, advocated for meticulous planning and  synergy among all the stakeholders for effectively rolling out the policy. He also expressed satisfaction on the fact that various components like student teacher ratio, male female literacy ratio have been performing well which according to him would augur well in the qualitative improvement of education in the state.  The Governor said that the Directors and VCs, have knowledge and rich experience which should be used to uplift the qualitative dimension of education and aligning the provisions of new education policy to meet the needs of the state. He said, “We should learn from our experiences  and try to implement the NEP 2020 effectively so that our young generation gets the optimum benefit of the policy”. Moreover, considering the divergent needs of the present day society and the fact that a multidisciplinary approach of education can fulfill the needs of the society, the Governor asked the Directors and VCs to implement all the provisions of the NEP to realize the multidisciplinary vision outlined in the National Education Policy 2020. Presentations were made by Director IIT-G Prof. Parameshwar K.Iyer,  Director IIIT-G Gautam Baruah, VC National Law University and Judicial Academy Prof. V.K. Ahuja, Principal Director and Head CIPET Guwahati S.Y.Shirali, Director NIPER, Dr. U.S.N. Murty,  Director(i/c)  Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar Dr. Hemanta Kumar Kalita, Executive Director of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Guwahati Dr. Y.Jayanta Singh, VC Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences Dr. Dhrubajyoti Borah and VC Assam Skill University, Mangaladai Shubhash Chandra Das where they presented their respective action plan for the implementation of NEP 2020.  The meeting was attended among others by Advisor Education, Govt. of Assam Prof. Nani Gopal Mahanta, Advisor Chancellor’s Secretariat Prof. M.K.Choudhury, Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education Biswaranjan Samal, Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor S.S. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Higher Education Narayan Konwar,   Secretary Judicial Department Kuntal Sharma Pathak, Secretary to the Governor Swapna Dutta Deka  and other senior officers of the  government.