Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday described the decision to invite suggestions from all and sundry on the new education policy — to be unveiled later this year — as the “first ever attempt where an average citizen of the nation gets involved in policy-making which has otherwise remained the preserve of a few.”
‘Suggest changes’
In an informal interaction with mediapersons after introducing Pune-based Nawaj Sheikh — whose logo has been selected for the new education policy — Ms. Irani said citizens and State governments had been asked to highlight bottlenecks in the education system and suggest changes.
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On how this would all be put together — given that anyone can post a suggestion on the government’s online platform ‘MyGov.in’ — the Minister said each State government would collate views drawn from villages and towns and send these reports to the Ministry.