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Inter State Consultation (South India) on New Education Policy P a g e | 1 qzs Inter State Consultation on New Education Policy 16th July, 2015 Southern Region of India Facilitated by Save the Children India & RTE Forum Participating States Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil nadu & Telangana states “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes”–Marcel Proust dddddddd Inter State Consultation (South India) on New Education Policy P a g e | 2 Background The National Policy on Education was framed in 1986 and modified in 1992. Since then several changes have taken place that calls for a revision of the Policy. The Government of India is planning to bring out a new National Education Policy to meet the changing dynamics of the population’s requirement with regards to quality education, innovation and research, aiming to make India a knowledge superpower by equipping its students with the necessary skills and knowledge and to eliminate the shortage of manpower in science, technology, academics and industry. For this, Government of India is embarking on a time-bound grassroots consultative process, which will enable the Ministry of HRD to reach out to individuals across the country through over 2.75 lakh direct consultations and planning to take inputs from citizens of our nation through online. To facilitate the discussion at each level, the government has shortlisted 32 themes and expects broad parameters of the new policy to emerge around them. On the web portal the HRD has suggested themes in two categories i.e. school education and higher education. Following are the themes to share one’s thoughts: SN Higher Education School Education 1 Governance reforms for quality Ensuring Learning Outcomes in Elementary Education 2 Ranking of institutions and Extending outreach of Secondary and accreditations Senior Secondary Education 3 Improving the quality of regulation Strengthening of Vocational Education 4 Pace setting roles of central Reforming School Examination Systems institutions 5 Improving State public universities Revamping Teacher Education for Quality Teachers 6 Integrating skill development in Accelerating rural literacy with special higher education emphasis on Women, SCs, STs & Minorities through Adult Education and National Open Schooling Systems 7 Promoting Open and Distance Promotion of Information and Learning (ODL) and online courses Communication Technology systems in school and adult education 8 Opportunities for technology enabled New Knowledge, pedagogies and learning approaches for teaching of Science, Mathematics and Technology in School Education to improve learning outcomes of Students 9 Addressing regional disparity School standards, School assessment and School Management systems Inter State Consultation (South India) on New Education Policy P a g e | 3 10 Bridging gender and social gaps Enabling Inclusive Education – education of Girls, SCs, STs, Minorities and children with special needs 11 Linking higher education to society Promotion of Languages 12 Developing the best teachers Comprehensive Education – Ethics, Physical Education, Arts & Crafts, Life Skills 13 Sustaining student support systems Focus on Child Health 14 Promote cultural integration through language 15 Meaningful partnership with the private sector 16 Financing higher education 17 Internationalization of higher education 18 Engagement with industry to link education to employability 19 Promoting research and innovation 20 New Knowledge Thus, citing this few of the leading organization working for the child rights and development have come forward to review the policy and suggest recommendations for its betterment. Accordingly, Save the Children and RTE Forum has taken lead in organizing a interstate level consultative meet to illicit opinions and ideas. Thus a meeting was organized in Hyderabad for the Southern states of India. Objective of the Inter State Consultation To illicit experts views and develop a New Education Policy To seek the opinions of different sections of people from South India and to consolidate key recommendations for the Education policy To develop a road map for advocacy for the proposed recommendations to the policy relating to education INTRODUCTION Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children that works to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. In view of the proposed New Education Policy posted on MHRD website seeking comments from different stakeholders and experts, Save the Inter State Consultation (South India) on New Education Policy P a g e | 4 Children and Right to Education Forum organized an Inter-State Consultation on the New Education policy at Hyderabad with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as participating states. Facilitating Agency Save the Children and Right to Education Forum Date 16th July, 2015 Venue NKM Grand, Hyderabad, Telangana Nature of participants Representatives of leading Civil Society Organizations, Networks, National Law School of India, Thematic Experts, MLC, Teacher Associations leaders, Network Convenors etc. Participating States Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil nadu and Telangana of South India Mr. Murali Mohan, National Member, RtE Forum welcomed all the participants who have come to attend this consultative meet. On behalf of Save the Children and RTE Forum he profoundly thanked all the partner organizations and individuals for mobilizing the participants. Then briefed the participants about the purpose and background of the meet, he explained the objectives and requested the participants to utilize this opportunity to contribute effectively to the new policy. He set the background by briefing about the role of each person to strongly review and recommend the inputs for the policy, since it is coercion on citizens of our country. He briefed that NCERT and SSA has been given the responsibility for conducting consultative meets in 270000 villages and urged the participants to actively participant and provide the inputs through the communities at respective locations. He also expressed his immense satisfaction on the gathering for the meet especially prominent experts in the sector, Teachers Associations and Network Conveners. Then he introduced the agenda for the meet, as follows: Time Agenda Facilitators 10:00 AM –10:10 Welcome /Inaugural Mr. Ch. Murali Mohan, Member AM session National RtE Forum Session: 1: Presiding over the meeting: Mr. Abrish Rai, National Convenor, RtE National Forum, Delhi 10:10 AM – Lighting the Lamp All Guests 10:20AM 10.20 AM- 10.30 Opening Remarks Ms Alka Singh, State Programme Manager, AM Save the Children, (AP, Telangana, Tamilnadu and Karnataka) 10.30 AM-12.30 National Policy on Education NPE & Child Rights Perspective: Ms. Santha Sinha, AM (NPE)& Perspectives Former Chairperson, NCPCR NPE & Quality concerns: Dr Sanjeev Rai, National Thematic Manager-Education, Save the Children NPE & MGML: Dr Y.A. Padmanabha Rao, Director, Rishi Valley, Krishna Murthy Foundation India Inter State Consultation (South India) on New Education Policy P a g e | 5 NPE & Budget allocations: Dr Niranjan, Member, Centre for Child and the Law, National Law University of India &Former Member, SCPCR, Karnataka NPE& Key challenges: Mr Ambrish Rai, Convenor, National RtE Forum, Delhi Session: 2: Chairperson: Dr Sanjeev Rai, National Thematic Manager, Save the Children 12.30 AM-01.30 Open discussions on National Policy on Education & key challenges in achieving PM RtE Compliances by participants/views and suggestions 02.15 PM to 03.15 Open discussions on National Policy on Education & key challenges in achieving PM RtE Compliances by participants/views and suggestions 03.15 PM to 03.45 Consolidation and sharing of Mr M.Sreedhar, National Advocacy & Policy Manager, PM key highlights/ Save the Children Recommendations and Mr SreeNageshMalladi, Programme Coordinator, Education, Save the Children, Session:3: WAY FORWARD 04.00 PM -04.45 Southern States RtE Forum Mr. Ambrish Rai, National Convenor, RtE Forum PM resolutions/commendations 04.45 PM-05.00 Vote of Thanks Ms.Chandana Maripally, Advocacy Coordinator, Save the PM Children PROCESS Chief Guests for the meeting Ms. Shantha Sinha, Dr. Niranjan, Dr. Sanjeev Rai, Mr. Padma Rao, Ms. Alka Singh and Mr. Ambrish Rai were invited on to the dais. After the lightning of lamp, Mr. Ambrish Rai chaired the meeting. As per the agenda Mr. Ambrish facilitated the process of self-introduction of the participants, wherein all of the participants have introduced themselves. Subsequently, the consultative meet was facilitated as per the circulated agenda. Mr. Ambrish Rai stated that Education is a science which determines the course of the life and not merely for acquiring skills and for performance. He informed the meet that MHRD has posted the new education policy on its official website consisting of 13 themes on School Education and 20 themes on Higher Education Mr. Ambrish Rai, National Convenor, RtE Forum for opinion seeking. Even though, the education policy 1986 was in place, in the year 1992 it was revised and he alleged that the new policy has not considered the previous policies Inter State Consultation (South India) on New Education Policy P a g e | 6 to frame the new one. Only 1000 persons were involved to frame the new education policy which has given vision and perspective of our nation. He expressed is utter dissatisfaction with the non implementation