NEP Implementation Review 2022 By PM Modi:
Prime Minister Modi chaired a key review meeting on the implementation of New Education Policy NEP 2020. The meeting to review the implementation on NEP was held on 7th May 2022. PM Modi, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, other senior ministers and the officials from Education Ministry, UGC and NCERT were present in the meeting. PM Modi had a discussion on the road map of implementation for National Education Policy, he also discussed the key aspects such as Hybrid Education System, implementation of National Curriculum Framework and UGC’s two degree plan.
Prime Minister Modi quoted that in last two years , several important steps have been taken to ensure the implementation of key initiatives under NEP 2022. PM Modi also said that the key goal of NEP 2022 is to bring about the equity, inclusivity and quality in the education sector. PM Modi directed the officials and ministers to prepare a detailed plan for implementation of other key projects and initiatives to achieve the target.

School Level Initiatives :


According to the details, the National Steering Committee headed by Ex-ISRO chairman Dr.K Kasturirangan. He has been given the responsibility of developing the National Curriculum Framework, NCF. PM Modi further added that the primary target to help the school students by providing them a quality education and he also reviewed implementation of key initiatives at School Education Level including ECCE in Balavatika, Nipun Bharat, Vidya Pravesh, examination reforms and innovative methods like Art-Integrated Education and Toy-based method. PM Modi informed that it helped to bring out the best learning outcomes and increased the holistic development of children. During the meeting, PM Modi proposed the development of Hybrid Learning Method for school children which can be adopted to online and offline learning system to avoid over exposure of technology of school-going children. PM Modi also advised for regular health check ups of school students by using the technology aided solution. PM Modi further added that the secondary schools with science lab must engage with the farmers to help them to create awareness about the quality and health of soil.

Higher Level Initiative :

For the higher education, which was one of the key target area of NEP 2022, PM Modi discussed about the Two Degree Programme provided by UGC, multiple entry and exit options for college students, implementation of academic bank of credit and also reviewed about the finalisation of the development of (NHEQF) National Higher Education Qualification Framework on which the work is still going on. There is a plan to revise the curriculum framework and credit system for UG Programme based on NHEQF.

Framework Of Multi Modal Education :


The Multi Modal Education framework has been the key learning module which forms an integral part of NEP 2022. The online and Multi Modal learning have been promoted in the schools and higher education institutions in the recent past. The multi modal education platforms and initiatives launched under the same have played a vital role in bringing down the learning loss for students during COVID 19 pandemic. Not only this, the initiatives made it possible for the education to reach to remote areas which were not accessible in the country. There has been a constant increase in registrations of key platforms which offer Multi Modal Education including DIKSHA, SWAYAM and SWAYAM PRABHA, besides virtual lapse and other online resources in the last two years. The availability of course related resources and study materials in multiple Indian languages had been very well appreciated by the students and the learners. Besides, the sign language and audio formats have aided visually impaired students.

As per the PIB press release, there are 59 Higher Educational Institutions offering 351 Online Programme and total 86 Higher Educational Institutions offering 1081 ODL (Open and Distance Learning) Programme.