Himachal Govt Teachers’ Body Joins National Movement Against ‘Anti-Education’ Centre Policies
Dipender Manta | 24 September 2024 | The Tribune
The Himachal Pradesh Government College Teachers Association (HGCTA) has expressed support for the ongoing national movement against the “anti-education” policies of the Central Government and the University Grants Commission (UGC), organised by the All India Federation of University and College Teachers' Organisations (AIFUCTO).
AIFUCTO has demanded that the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, be repealed. Additionally, the body has called for an increase of 10 per cent in budget allocation for fundamental changes in education, and the restoration of increments for MPhil and PhD programmes.
AIFUCTO national vice-president Dr Banita Saklani criticised the NEP for “undermining the federal structure of the Constitution”, and reducing the role of states in education.