Mumbai, Nov 25 (Representative) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken a major campaign to empower India by introducing the concept of self-reliant India, said Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari here on Thursday. Koshyari today suggested that the university should resolve to become a self-sufficient university to promote this campaign so that if every student becomes self-sufficient, the country will become self-sufficient. The meeting of the joint board of vice-chancellors of the universities of the state was concluded at Raj Bhavan under the chairmanship of Governor Koshyari. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha, Chief Electoral Officer Shrikant Deshpande, Principal Secretary of Higher and Technical Education Department Vikas Chandra Rastogi, Director of Technical Education Dr. Abhay Wagh, Director of Higher Education Dr. Shailendra Devlankar Vice Chancellor of all the universities were present. Koshyari said, Maharashtra has always been a leading state educationally. This graph is always trying to keep you climbing. The new educational policy has sought to raise the standard of education with special focus on new concepts and innovations based on culture and Indian knowledge system. While implementing this educational policy, there may be difficulties in the beginning, but everyone should work for the benefit of the students by showing a positive way, the Governor said on this occasion. Maharashtra will lag behind in the implementation of National Education Policy, Sai Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The Vice-Chancellor is not only the head of the university, but also the leader of the university in the region.
Vice-Chancellors have a great responsibility in creating a new generation. The quality of education depends on the research done in the university, educational activities, innovative education. Therefore, Shinde asserted that Maharashtra will not be left behind in the implementation of the National Education Policy, stating that Vice Chancellors are the guardians of students in a real sense. Along with industry, investment, infrastructure, important decisions are also being taken in important areas like education. The University Grants Commission has now decided to conduct the selection process of Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor as prescribed. Accordingly various sections of the Maharashtra Public University Act, 2016 are being amended, he added. The selection process will be expedited. How to best implement the new National Education Policy. Pay special attention to this. Access to quality, easy, accessible and equitable education is important. The new education policy is an important step towards a self-reliant India. Everyone’s guidance and support is important for this, said CM. The state government is trying to create 25000 young entrepreneurs every year. Education should not only make you smart but should also make you determined to stand firmly in the current situation, added CM. The university should pay special attention to academic quality and accessibility said deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Fadnavis said that the Indian economy is moving towards 5 trillion dollars and the university is a big force to realize this dream by the year 2030. Therefore, the university should pay special attention to the quality and accessibility of education. Mr Fadnavis said, the university should prepare a plan for implementing the new national education policy.
Keeping in mind the educational needs of that area, attention should be paid to how to facilitate the implementation of this policy. A four-year degree course should be started from the coming academic years said Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil. Universities and colleges will have to implement the new educational policy for the coming academic years. A four-year degree course should be started from the coming academic years. A committee of retired vice-chancellors will be formed to implement the new educational policy, Patil added. Through this committee, the implementation of the new educational policy and its solutions will be discussed and solutions will be suggested for the problems faced in the implementation of the educational policy. Maharashtra has taken steps to implement the new National Education Policy 2020. In this the new education policy has mentioned the power of multilingualism and mother tongue with a focus on education through mother tongue, Patil said. Its implementation has started. Having said that, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between UNICEF and the Department of Higher and Technical Education to maintain the balance of the environment by conducting research on water conservation and environment-friendly. The university should prepare skill based courses by conducting research for employment generation in that department. This will help the students to get employment at the local level. Countries like Japan have created their own knowledge banks and have put special emphasis on skill development. On the same lines, the university should cooperate for employment generation by giving special attention to skill based courses, services, employment generation, he added.