NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) is not only a means to fight poverty and but it also meets the need of the 21st century. Today the country also has a new National Education Policy to meet the needs of the 21st century," the prime minister said. Justice will be done to the potential of the poor children when they will become professionals by studying in their mother tongue," he said. PM Modi further said the NEP 2020 is also going to be a great tool in the fight against poverty. "The basis of winning the war against poverty is also the education, prestige and importance of the vernacular language.

Source: Mint August 15, 2021 13:28 UTC