3-13/CC/2019 11.08.2019
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The
South Andaman Teachers’ Branch (SATB) of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’
Association organised a Seminar on the Draft National Education Policy 2019 on
10 August, 2019 at the Auditorium of the Tagore Govt. College of Education,
Port Blair. Inaugurating the Seminar Dr. Swapan Kumar Biswas, Associate
Professor, JNRM appreciated SATB for the initiative and underlined the need for
more discussions on draft education policy as this Policy in its final form
will decide the direction of the Nation in the next 10-20 years. Focussing on
various proposals on higher education, Dr. Biswas expressed apprehensions on
the proposed corporate funding and self financing of institutions for higher education. Shri
Harish Chandra Rai, Vice Principal, GSSS Haddo presented his views on the
proposals for School Education and expressed the need for stress on the
‘Content’ of School Education. He also said more importance should be given to
Indian values and thinking in School Education.
In her
Keynote address, Smt. Sudha Sundararaman an educationist and Vice President of
the All India Democratic Women’s Association, New Delhi said the Central
government should finalise the National Education Policy after incorporating
various amendments proposed by Teachers Organisations, Trade Unions and Student
Organisations. She said, the draft was prepared by a committee where majority
were non-academicians and is not based on realities of the nation. She further
said, while formulating the policy, the experiences of educationally advanced states
like Kerala, Tamil Nadu etc. were not taken into the account. There is an
attempt to dilute the federal nature of education and the proposed National
Education Commission will result in more Centralisation and politicisation of
Education. Smt. Sudha Sundararaman
welcomed the proposal in the draft to extend Mid-day meal scheme to Pre-primary
and upto Senior Secondary stage but criticized the proposal in the draft to
close down schools with less than 30 children.
Shri
K.G.Das, Former General Secretary of the Association also expressed his views
on the Education policy and expressed serious concern over the corporatisation
of Education sector making the educational institutions as a money making
business. Shri Varguneshwaran, a B.Ed. student while presenting his views on
the National Education Policy whole heartedly welcomed the proposed changes in
the draft policy for the recruitment method of teachers.
In his
concluding presentation, Shri T.S.Sreekumar, General Secretary of the
Association expressed apprehensions on certain proposals of the draft. He said
proposals like closing of small schools and self financing for institutions
etc. are detrimental to the interests of far flung remote areas like Andaman
and Nicobar Islands.
Shri
R.D.Yadav, Vice President, SATB welcomed the gathering and Shri P.Jay Murthy,
Organising Secretary, SATB proposed the Vote of Thanks. The programme was
compered by Shri S.L.Vinjit, Secretary, South Andaman Teachers’ Branch.
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(T.S.Sreekumar)
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