Engineering education in Mother Tongue will be an instrument of empowerment: Dharmendra Pradhan

“Introduction of engineering education in local languages and mother tongue, in line with the National Education Policy 2020, will be an instrument of empowerment for our youth and will further strengthen our engineering prowess,” said the Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan at the valedictory session of the 36th India Engineering Congress (IEI).  “India has been a land of people with a scientific temper and robust engineering capabilities and our civilisational history has scientific evidence of structural engineering, water management, maritime engineering etc. With the implementation of the visionary NEP 2020, we are integrating education with skills, taking a multi-disciplinary approach and making skilling and apprenticeship a part of the main curriculum to prepare our youth for the 21st century,” he added.