New Education policy - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Government appointed committee headed by ex Cabinet secretary TSR Subramaniam has submitted the report for the evolution of which policy?

a. New Education Policy
b. Higher Education Policy
c. Digital Education Policy
d. Financial Education Policy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: New Education Policy

Explanation:
Government appointed committee headed by former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramaniam submitted the report on the evolution of a New Education Policy

  • Committee has submitted the report containing the recommendations to the HRD Ministry
  • HRD Ministry has attempted to frame the New Education policy and the process includes online, grassroots and thematic national level deliberations on 33 topics
  • Apart from Subramaniam, the former chief secretary of Delhi government Shailaja Chandra, former Home Secretary of Delhi government Sevaram Sharma and former Chief Secretary of Gujarat Sudhir Mankad and former NCERT director JS Rajput were panel members
  • Thematic consultations were conducted by the ministry and by institutions like UGC, NCERT, NCTE and AICTE as well as several universities and autonomous bodies.