Union Cabinet on July 29 approved a New Education Policy (NEP). One of the major decision of the cabinet was to rename Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) as the Ministry of Education. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the changes were important as for "34 years there were no changes in the education policy.” "The NEP aims to make it easier to set up new quality of higher educational institutes which will be at par with the global standards," said the union cabinet. Major reforms in higher education include a target of 50 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) by 2035. As per NEP, technology will be used in education planning, teaching, learning & assessment, administration and management and regulation, self-disclosure and minimum human interface. As per NEP, home language, mother tongue or regional language to be the medium of instruction up to class five, “but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond.” Watch the video to know more.

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