Overview
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in Nagpur that the National Education Policy will be the medium to move the next generation away from the so‑called Macaulay mentality.
- The minister emphasized instruction in students' mother tongues alongside competency‑based and skill‑based learning as central to the policy.
- He underscored holistic assessment with a push for innovation and entrepreneurship so young people become job creators rather than only job seekers.
- The NEP, announced on July 29, 2020, covers reforms across school, higher, and technical education and is now in its sixth year of implementation.
- Pradhan's remarks echo Prime Minister Narendra Modi's November call to overcome a colonial‑era mindset before 2035, framing NEP 2020 as the vehicle for that goal.