RAJKOT: The new National Education Policy (NEP), a forward-looking and futuristic education system is being formulated in India for the first time, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi
On Saturday, PM Modi, who was speaking at the 75th 'Amrut Mahotsav' of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul at Rajkot via video-link, also said the number of Indian Institute of Technologies, Ubduab Unstitute of Managemnts and medical colleges in the country have increased substantially after 2014, the year when his government came to power for the first time.
His quoting of statement read as follows: "In the country today, the number of mega educational institutions such IIT, IIIT, IIM and AIIMS are are on rise. After 2014, the number of medical colleges has seen more than 65 percent increase. Through the new education policy, Inidia is for the first time preparing an education system which is forward-looking and futuristic," he said.
"You area aware that for the bright future of India, our existing education policy and institutes have a big role to play. Hene, in this 'Amrit kaal' of independence, whether it is educational infrastructure or education policy, we remain involved with greater speed and expansion," the PM said.
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