Bengaluru: The Congress-led Karnataka government will scrap the National Education Policy (NEP) adopted by the previous BJP government and will be introducing a new state education policy that ensures “quality education,” Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced on Monday.
Speaking to the media, Shivakumar said, the Karnataka government recently conducted a meeting with Vice Chancellors and various academicians, along with government officials. Despite the introduction of NEP (National Education Policy) in 2021, it’s worth noting that none of the states ruled by the BJP have shown significant interest in it or adopted it. States like Kerala and Tamil Nadu have outright rejected the NEP, he said.
Shivakumar said the matter is a state subject. “Karnataka has a very significant strength in educational policies. We have a strong presence in terms of human resources, being a knowledge capital. We have the highest number of international schools, regular schools, engineering colleges, medical colleges and nursing colleges. We have developed our own system of providing quality education. We have stood out across the entire country. So, today, we examined all these aspects and have decided that we will scrap the National Education Policy (NEP) adopted by the BJP government. From the next year, we will introduce a new Karnataka Education Policy,” he announced.
