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00:02 The Karnataka government led by the Congress party
00:05 has decided to deviate from the National Education Policy,
00:08 NEP, previously adopted by the BJP led government.
00:12 Instead, they are preparing to introduce
00:14 a new state education policy
00:16 aimed at delivering quality education.
00:19 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivkumar,
00:21 mentioned that while the NEP has not been embraced
00:23 by the BJP ruled states like Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh,
00:27 even states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu
00:29 have rejected it.
00:31 He emphasized that in Karnataka,
00:33 the implementation of the NEP was rushed
00:35 and that any education policy
00:36 should begin with primary education.
00:39 The Deputy Chief Minister shared
00:40 that a new state education policy
00:42 would be launched in the upcoming year.
00:45 Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddharamaiah,
00:46 convened a meeting with university chancellors
00:48 and higher education officials on August 21st.
00:51 Siddharamaiah expressed that while the NEP
00:53 should be discarded, thorough preparations are necessary,
00:57 which couldn't be completed in time this year.
01:00 He explained that education is a state subject
01:02 and thus a committee would be set up
01:04 to formulate the state's education policy
01:06 while maintaining the existing system
01:08 until the new policy is ready.
01:11 Siddharamaiah criticized the NEP for being developed
01:14 without considering the viewpoints of the state governments.
01:18 Siddharamaiah also noted the complexities
01:20 of imposing a uniform education system
01:23 in a diverse country like India.
01:25 He instructed officials to allocate funds
01:27 for distributing laptops under the Schedule Caste Subplan
01:31 and the Tribal Subplan schemes to students.
01:34 Southern states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka
01:38 have resisted full adoption of the NEP.
01:41 They oppose certain provisions
01:43 such as the three-language formula,
01:45 which mandates teaching Hindi as the second language
01:48 in non-Hindi speaking states.
01:50 These states are working on alternative policies
01:53 that align better with their local needs.
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