Futuristic education taking root in NEP: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said a forward-looking and futuristic education system was being created in the country through the new National Education Policy (NEP).

In a virtual address to the 75th ‘Amrut Mahotsav’ of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Sansthan, he added that the number of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and medical colleges have increased substantially since 2014.

“Through the new education policy, the country is for the first time preparing an education system which is forward-looking and futuristic. You know very well that for the bright future of India, our existing education policy and institutes have a big role to play. Therefore, in this ‘amrit kaal’ of independence, whether it is educational infrastructure or education policy, we remain involved with greater speed and expansion,” Modi said.