Question : New Education Policy

(a) whether the 9 members Committee headed by Dr. K. Kasturirangan has submitted the draft of
the New Education Policy to the Government and if so, the details along with the status thereof;
(b) the initial deadline set for submission of the report by the Kasturirangan Committee along
with the reasons for giving several extensions to the Committee;
(c) whether the Subramanian Committee report on the New Education Policy was submitted to
the Government in May, 2016 and if so, the details including the status thereof along with the
main recommendations made by the said Committee;
(d) whether the curriculum in the new policy is being prepared to make it job-oriented, facilitate
research work and regional language differentiation, if so, the details thereof and if not, the
reasons therefor along with the plans of the Government to bring changes in the National
Curriculum Framework; and
(e) whether the Government is prepared to implement the New Education Policy, if so, the
details thereof along with the time by which it will be enacted/ implemented and if not, the
reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 93 FOR REPLY ON 17.12.2018 ASKED BY SHRI PINAKI
MISRA AND COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY REGARDING NEW EDUCATION POLICY

(a) No, Madam.
(b) The Committee to Draft National Education Policy under the Chairmanship of Dr. K
Kasturirangan was constituted on 24th June 2017, with its term initially indicated as 31st December,
2017. Due to the elaborate process of policy formulation, which involves wide ranging consultations
with various stakeholders and cross-sections of the society, subsequent extensions were granted.
(c) The Ministry had earlier constituted a Committee for Evolution of the New Education
Policy under the Chairmanship of Late Shri T.S.R. Subramanian on 31st October 2015, which
submitted its report on 27th May, 2016, which can be accessed at
http://www.nuepa.org/New/download/NEP2016/ReportNEP.pdf. The Ministry also formulated
‘Some Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy, 2016’, which can be accessed at
http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/nep/Inputs_Draft_NEP_2016.pdf. Both these
documents namely ‘Report of the Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy’ and ‘Some
Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy, 2016’ were laid on the table of both the Houses of
Parliament, which was followed by a Short Duration Discussion under Rule 176 on the Draft
National Education Policy on 10th August, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha.
(d) and (e) The Committee held several discussions with the concerned on various relevant issues and
matters relating to the education sector. However, the report of the Committee is still awaited.
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