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Centre to set up 'PM Shri Schools' to prepare students for future, says Education Minister

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Centre to set up 'PM Shri Schools' to prepare students for future, says Education Minister
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New Delhi, June 2: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the Central Government had been in the process to establish "PM Shri schools" which aimed at preparing students for the future and would be a laboratory for new National Education Policy (NEP).

The Union Minister was addressing the inaugural session on the second day of the National School Education Ministers' Conference in Gujarat. The minister said, "The government is in the process of establishing PM Shri schools that will be fully equipped to prepare students for the future. These state-of-the-art schools will be the laboratory of NEP 2020." Also Read | Punjab: Sidhu Moosewala's father writes to Amit Shah; seeks probe by central agency Centre to set up 'PM Shri Schools' to prepare students for future, says Education Minister He solicited suggestions and feedback from all states/UTs and the entire education ecosystem for creating a futuristic benchmark model in the form of PM Shri schools. Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said school education was the foundation of a knowledge-based society and the NEP was a knowledge document that aimed at promoting all-around development and make education accessible to everyone. The minister said, "We are in the age of Amrit Kaal. The next 25 years are crucial to establishing India as a knowledge economy that is committed to global welfare." "We are a civilisation which beliefs in Vasudhaiv Kutumbukam and we must realise that we have not only responsibilities of our nation but also that of the world," he added. The minister urged that as "we prepare for the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century, we must leverage technology to strengthen our education and skilling ecosystem". Centre to set up 'PM Shri Schools' to prepare students for future, says Education Minister On Tuesday, during the visit to various education and skilling institutions, a glimpse of various dimensions of 21st-century futuristic education systems was presented, he added. Also Read | Terrorists kills bank manager from Rajasthan in J-K's Kulgam The minister highlighted the 5+3+3+4 approach of the NEP covering pre-school to secondary, emphasis on ECCE, teacher training and adult education, integration of skill development with school education and prioritising learning in mother tongue which are steps for preparing global citizens of the 21st century. The minister stressed that experience and knowledge sharing from all state education ministers in structured and outcome-based discussions at the conference today would lead one step further towards transforming the learning landscape, in line with the NEP 2020. He expressed confidence that the deliberations taking place at this conference would go a long way in strengthening the education system across the country. Centre to set up 'PM Shri Schools' to prepare students for future, says Education Minister -PTC News
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