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Theology e-magazine
Dear Father,
Tuesday Conference r eaches its 9th issue w ith an
article on the new National Education Policy (NEP). The Modi
government now seeks to address and accommodate changes in
the realm of education.
This has created widespread anxiety and distress in minority
communities and like minded people. The entire 43-page report
has been made available for public comments. Our interest in
publishing this issue to make aware the concerned parties such as
educational agencies, academicians, and those who work in
education department of catholic institutions respond to the new
changes.
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Introduction
The first fullfledged
National
Education
Policy in India
was drafted
and
implemented
in 1968 and the
second in 1986,
under Indira
Gandhi and
Rajiv Gandhi
respectively.
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not
Tamil
mandatory.
Nadu,
even
three-language
formula prescribed by
the
first
education
policy in 1968.
It also accepted some ideas that had met resistance in the past, such as selective
development of educational institutions and autonomy of universities and
colleges.
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid Day Meal Scheme, Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVS
schools), Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV schools)
expanded the open university system with the Indira Gandhi National Open
University, which had been created in 1985 .
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The
minister
has
invited comments on what is
now a forty-three page report
with inputs from the MHRD
on the NEP draft.
Saffronization???
The allegations of saffronization have not
fully settled despite Minister Prakash Javadekars
insistence that the views of all ideological sections
were necessary for a good draft. He said that
education ought not to be reduced to a BJP versus
Congress feud or be subject to party politics and
said it was open for discussion.
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Archbishop
Antony Pappusamy
of Madurai,
president of the
Tamil Nadu Bishops
Council, says the
language, one
religion and one
race in India
against the
countrys secular
and diverse
nature.
Response of CBCI
The CBCI has appreciated
all efforts of the HRD ministry
nuance
for
the
deprived sections.
Disappointed by the lack of response from the government to its repeated
efforts to be heard on the issue, the office for education and culture of the Catholic
Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) took its views on the preliminary draft policy
to the media. A three-member team, Bp Josh ua Mar Ignath ios, B p
Mascarenhas and Fr Joseph Manipadam, prepared the 11-page response to the
draft policy with inputs from 171 Catholic dioceses in India.
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The apex body of the Catholic Church in India says the draft National
Education Policy of 2016 contradicts the countrys pluralism of religion, culture,
language, traditions and behavioral pattern and tries to impose uni-culture and uni
-dimensional history and tradition.
the mention of the "guru-shishya" tradition and Vedic heritage in the preamble
suggested a majoritarian agenda.
coming out with its own textbooks but acknowledged that the charge of a bias
would be inevitable.
The Catholic church has been in the
forefront in imparting education to the
illiterates for a long time. Now with its
experience of running more than 25,000
educational institutions in the country the
Government must take special note of its
suggestions.
Conclusion...
The head of the Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu has urged the govt to scrap
the new draft as it is an effort to introduce Hindu nationalism. Their council
rejected the draft policy. They demanded that the govt reconstitute the panel,
including representatives from tribals, scheduled caste, backward class, minorities
and women, to draft a new policy. We do not call for a blunt opposition rather we
need to discuss, conduct wide interest allocation to counter the vested interest in
the policy formation and also to safe guard the rights of the community.
Published from Vincentian Vidyabhavan, Aluva.