MUMBAI: CM Eknath Shinde on Sunday sought the Centre’s support in implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and urged that minimum support price for crop procurement limit be increased to 50% of the production.
Shinde, who attended the governing council meeting of Niti Aayog in Delhi chaired by PM Narendra Modi, in his address highlighted the steps taken by Maharashtra for NEP implementation and said his government was fully committed to the effective rollout of the policy. “The gross enrolm-ent ratio of Maharashtra has improved steadily in the last decade. The state is promoting online and distant learning programmes,” he added.