KOHIMA, Nov 9: Union minister of state for education,
Annpurna Devi Yadav said the Centre is ready to address any
concern regarding the implementation of the National
Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
The Centre is for teaching children in their mother tongue so
that they are able to comprehend better the subjects taught
to them, she said at a press conference here on Wednesday
during her two-day maiden visit to Nagaland.
NEP 2020 stresses on vocational courses from standard six,
while at the graduation level it provides flexibility in taking up
other courses, besides giving more stress on research works,
she said.
Referring to the Northeast region, Yadav asserted that the
Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is keen about
the overall progress of the region and to ensure development
in all sectors.
The prime minister has been extending various programmes
and special packages for the region, unlike the Congress
government in the past which used to forget the region after
the elections, she claimed.
Special care is being taken for the uplift of women and
preservation of the tradition and culture of the people of the
region, she said.
Yadav expressed happiness over the adoption of central
government developmental schemes by the BJP-NDPP
coalition government in the state for the welfare of the
people.
The union minister during her two-day visit from Tuesday
went to the newly created district of Tseminyu and reviewed
the centrally sponsored schemes being implemented there.
She also visited a school and a primary health centre at
Chunlikha and interacted with the district administrative
officers, civil societies, student body, village council
chairmen’s forum. Matters pertaining to the shortage of
manpower in the school education department and
establishment of Jawahar Navodalaya Vidyalaya were also
discussed.
She also called on the Governor La Ganesan in the Raj Bhavan
before leaving for the national capital on Thursday. (PTI)
