NEP aims at delinking degree from education, livelihood opportunities: Union minister Jitendra Singh
Moradabad (PTI): Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the National Education Policy is aimed at delinking degree from education and livelihood opportunities.
Addressing students and the youth at Krishna Mahavidyalaya at Thakurdwar here, he said the policy also supplements start-up ecosystem with the promise to open new career and entrepreneurship opportunities for youngsters in India.
Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, said the NEP-2020 introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reorient India's education policy as per global benchmarks.
Describing it as the biggest path-breaking reform in India since independence, the minister said the new policy is not only progressive and visionary, but is also in keeping with the emerging needs and requirements of 21st century India.
He said it gives due priorities to the inherent talent, knowledge, skill and aptitude of the students, rather than focusing only on degrees.
National Education Policy (NEP-2020) aims at de-linking degree from education and livelihood opportunities, Singh was quoted as having said in a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.
He said linking degrees with education has taken a heavy toll on our education system and society as well and one of the fallouts has been an increasing number of educated unemployed.
The minister said NEP-2020 is having the provision of multiple entry/exit option thus providing academic flexibility to the students.
He said this will have a positive impact on the students related to availing of different career opportunities at different times, depending upon their intrinsic learning and inherent aptitude.
Singh also urged the students and the youth to explore livelihood opportunities in the booming start-up sector in the country.
He informed the gathering that only in August this year, the Uttar Pradesh government injected Rs 4,000 crore into the state's start-up corpus for employment generation and economic activity.
The fresh infusion of capital has been made to constitute the maiden UP Innovation Fund' that will be mandated to provide seed capital to start-ups, the minister said.
Singh noted with satisfaction that the Uttar Pradesh government plans to have at least one incubator in every district by 2023.
As of now, there are 47 incubators in 20 districts, the statement said.
He told the youth of Moradabad that Uttar Pradesh is catching up fast in start-up race and there are more than 6,500 start-ups already registered in the state.
The government has also decided to set up two centres of excellence in the state, with one coming up in the Indian Institute of technology (IIT)-Kanpur for promotion of drone technology, the minister said.
Singh said Noida has turned to be the most preferred destination for start-ups followed by Ghaziabad, Agra, Lucknow and Gorakhpur in Purvanchal region, and now is the time for the innovative minds of the western UP to take a lead in start-up movement.
He said the green and farm rich belt of western region can be a fertile ground for agri-tech and dairy start-ups.
The minister promised all support from the Ministry of Science and Technology to support the start-up ecosystem.
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Team B-Human distributes fruits, essentials to patients at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: To mark Kannada Rajyothsava, Team B-Human conducted a charitable distribution drive on Thursday at Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru, offering fruits and essential items to dialysis patients and children receiving treatment.
Dr. Shiva Prakash, District Medical Officer at Wenlock, inaugurated the event and praised Team B-Human’s efforts in raising awareness on health issues and supporting patients in need. “Wenlock Hospital has a well-equipped dialysis centre, and we provide a full range of treatment options in the children's ward. Our mission is to offer free medical and surgical services to the underprivileged, both in urban and rural areas, along with specialized care,” he said.
Shareef Whitestone, a trustee of Team B-Human, highlighted the group’s commitment to community service, noting that they have sponsored free dialysis for many needy patients at Yenepoya and Kanachur hospitals over the past two years. “Our goal is to assist the economically disadvantaged across all communities. In the future, we also intend to offer financial aid to students from low-income families,” added Asif Deals, the founder of Team B-Human.
The distribution included lunch, blankets, and towels for adult patients, and special kits for young patients containing toys, fruits, biscuits, chocolates, diapers, slippers, and other essentials.
Several hospital staff and officials attended the event, including RMO Dr. Sudhakar T., physicians Dr. Sadananda Poojary and Dr. Abdul Basith, Nursing In-charge Sumanagala, Office Superintendent Tilak U., SDO Avil Clarence Raj, Health Committee Member Shashidhar K. Bajal, and ARS Member Prabhakar Amin. Representing Team B-Human were members Imthiyaz Z. M., Abbas Uchil, Imran Hasan, Nazeer Ullal, Iqbal Bantwal, Ahnaf Deals, Basheer, Azeez, Faiz, and Health In-charge Haneef Thodar.
