Archive · 3 Jan 2026
NEP 2020 to free youth from Macaulay mentality: Pradhan
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a big plan to change how schools and colleges work in India.
The government says it will help young people learn in their own language and gain useful skills.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, wants to free the country from old ways of thinking that were imposed a long time ago.
The education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, says this policy will help make young Indians ready for the future, not just as job seekers but also as job creators.
The policy was announced in 2020 and is now in its sixth year.
National Education Policy 2020 aims to free youth from Macaulay mentality.
Prime Minister Modi calls for ridding the nation of the mindset of slavery instilled by Thomas Macaulay.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan emphasizes education in mother tongue, competency, and skill-based studies.
NEP 2020 proposes reforms in school, higher, and technical education.
Pradhan pitches for holistic assessment, entrepreneurship, and innovation in education.
- Who
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- National Education Policy 2020 aims to free youth from Macaulay mentality
- When
- NEP announced on July 29, 2020; Pradhan spoke on January 3
- Where
- Nagpur and New Delhi
- Why
- To prepare youth with education in mother tongue, competency, and skill-based studies, and to rid the nation of the mindset of slavery instilled by Thomas Macaulay
- Policy
- National Education Policy 2020
- Announcement Date
- July 29, 2020
- Proposed Reforms
- School, higher, and technical education
- Speaker
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- Location
- Nagpur
- PM's Call
- Free from Macaulay mentality
- Objective
- Prepare youth with mother tongue education, competency, and skill-based studies