Karnataka Officially Announces it Has Scrapped the New Education Policy
22 August 2023 | The Wire
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The Karnataka government on Monday, August 21, has officially announced that it has decided to withdraw the National Education Policy (NEP) and come out with a state education policy that would be in place for implementation from the next academic year.
In a statement reported by Deccan Herald, chief minister Siddaramaiah said the Union government cannot frame policies on education, which is a state subject. “The NEP was framed without taking states into confidence. An education policy can’t be imposed on states. A uniform policy is not possible in a diverse, plural country,” he said, not failing to add that that states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu have already rejected the NEP.