The State government will implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, in early childhood care and education (pre-primary stage), in 20,000 anganawadis/schools from November 2022 across Karnataka.
B.C. Nagesh, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, and Halappa Achar, Minister for Women and Child Development, jointly announced this at a press conference on Thursday, “The government has already taken some necessary steps to implement NEP in the pre-primary stage, from the age group of 3 to 6, in selected anganawadis across the State from November.”
Mr. Nagesh further explained, “Every child of the country should be given quality education. For that, the State government is at the forefront of implementing the ambitious NEP, which will bring radical reforms in India’s education system”.