Bringing qualitative
improvement in the learning process was a priority for the government, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. "We announced path-breaking
reforms in the education sector. Improving the quality of learning will be my
government's primary objective," Modi said while addressing the 'Bloomberg
India Economic Forum' here.
Modi said the government's aim
was to empower higher educational institutions to help them attain the highest
standards possible.
Stating that the government will
provide an enabling regulatory architecture to 10 public and private
institutions each, so that they emerge as world-class teaching and research
institutions, Modi said their regulatory framework will be separate from
existing structures like the University Grants Commission and All India Council
for Technical Education.
"They will have complete
autonomy in academic, administrative and financial matters. We will provide
additional resources for the next five years for the 10 public universities.
This will eventually allow ordinary Indians access to affordable world-class
degree courses," said Modi who spoke on several other issues, including business,
during his address.
Among other educational
achievements, Modi said, India had registered quantitative progress in access
and pupil-teacher ratios.
"The foundation of today’s
knowledge economy is the quality of its school-leavers. We will allocate an
increasing share of resources under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan to quality.
These funds will be used to promote local initiatives and innovations to
improve learning outcomes," said Modi.
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