Recently Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), has said that the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 is not just a policy but a vision document which will prove to be a game changer in the education sector of the entire country as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

He said this while addressing the one-day conference on the topic ‘NEP-2020 and flexibility in curriculum and integration of vocational education’ in Ganderbal district as the chief guest.

He in his presidential address said that the initiatives taken by the government in the recent budget to make Jammu and Kashmir an ‘Educational HUB’ are part of the framework of this policy.

He said that under the initiatives to make Jammu and Kashmir an Educational HUB, 15,000 pre-primary schools (K-G’s) will be developed in ‘Early childhood education’ with a target of enrolling about 180,000 children, which will bring a new change in the education sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Talking about educational technology and digitization, Dr. Itoo said that under this initiative 600 ICT labs, 2000 smart classrooms and 52 Tinkering labs will be established, while under Universal Education initiative, the target is to bring 46,000 out-of-school children into the fold of education, and special attention will be given to the ‘Girl Child.’

He further said that under the New Education Policy, children in schools will be trained in such skills which can be useful for them in practical life.