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Union Education Minister Urges Students to Focus on Innovation for a Developed India
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News18•10-10-2026, 15:15
Union Education Minister Urges Students to Focus on Innovation for a Developed India
- •Union Minister Prahlad Joshi emphasized that education must move beyond rote learning and securing jobs, urging students to focus on innovation to build a developed India by 2047.
- •Speaking at a felicitation event in Patna, Joshi noted that the National Education Policy 2020 aims to promote critical thinking, creativity, and holistic development.
- •He urged parents and teachers to recognize children's individual interests rather than forcing them into specific career paths.
- •Joshi highlighted government initiatives like PM SHRI schools, Atal Tinkering Labs, and a Rs 1 lakh crore allocation in the Union budget designed to foster research and innovation.
- •He also emphasized the importance of learning in Indian languages, noting that textbooks are being made available in 22 Indian languages under NEP 2020.
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Union Education Minister Prahlad Joshi emphasized that initiatives like PM SHRI schools and Atal Tinkering Labs are designed to foster a culture of research, experimentation, and innovation among students to help achieve a developed India by 2047.
Under NEP 2020, school-level textbooks are being made accessible in 22 Indian languages, while the DIKSHA application provides digital educational content across 128 Indian languages and seven foreign languages.
The National Education Policy 2020 is aimed at promoting critical thinking, creativity, and holistic development instead of limiting education merely to passing examinations, getting degrees, and securing employment.
