Karnataka to withdraw National Education Policy and formulate its own, says Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that his government will withdraw the Centre’s National Education Policy and formulate its own plan for the state instead, reported PTI.

In 2020, the Union government had approved the National Education Policy which proposed allowing foreign universities to open campuses in India and a single regulator for higher education institutions, except for law and medical colleges. It also encourages the use of technology, the study of Sanskrit, and teaching in the students’ mother tongue or regional languages up to Class 5.

However, it is not mandatory to follow the policy since education is a concurrent subject, which means both the Centre and the state governments can make laws on it.

While presenting the state Budget on Friday, Siddaramaiah said that the new education policy was not compatible with the federal structure of the Constitution.

Also read: Is the National Education Policy 2020 designed to deliver equitable quality public education?

“Uniform Education System does not suit a nation like India which has diverse religions, languages and cultures,” he said. “A new education policy will be formulated keeping in mind the local social, cultural and economic milieu of the state.”

The Congress government in Karnataka has allocated Rs 37,857 crore for the education sector in its Budget....

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