Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy under T.S.R. Subramanian
Q. The Government of India has constituted a ‘Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy’. The committee is headed by- Published on 25 Feb 16a. T.S.R. Subramanian
b. Shailaja Chandra
c. Amartya Sen
d. Prof. J.S. Rajput
ANSWER: T.S.R. Subramanian
- The Government of India has constituted a ‘Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy’. The Committee consists of Shri T.S.R. Subramanian, Former Cabinet Secretary as the Chairman and Smt. Shailaja Chandra, former Chief Secretary, NCT of Delhi, Shri Sevaram Sharma, former Home Secretary, NCT of Delhi, Shri Sudhir Mankad, former Chief Secretary, Gujarat & Prof. J.S. Rajput, former Director, NCERT as members.
- The Committee has to examine the outcome documents, recommendations and suggestions received and formulate a draft National Education Policy as well as a Framework for Action (FFA).
- An unprecedented collaborative, multi-stakeholder and multi-pronged consultation process for formulating the New Education Policy (NEP) has been undertaken by the Government of India. The three-pronged consultation process included online, grassroots and national level thematic deliberations.